I'm really looking for a derrivation of the word, but anything else you can offer is cool too. I have five fives. That's all I know.
2007-12-14 04:27:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hasbro, which owns the game, provides this explanation of its origin (including the name):
"YAHTZEE was invented by a wealthy Canadian couple to play aboard their yacht. Whenever friends were invited aboard, they were taught how to play the "Yacht" game.
"In 1956, the couple approached Mr. Edwin S. Lowe, the made who made a fortune selling Bingo games in the 1920's. They asked him to make up a few samples of the game for gifts. Lowe liked the game so much that he offered to buy the rights. They agreed to sell the rights for the price of the first 1,000 games produced so they could fulfill their friends requests. Lowe eventually change the name of the game to YAHTZEE."
http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ci_history_yahtzee
Lowe's company was sold to the Milton Bradley Company (in 1973), which in turn was bought by Hasbro.
2007-12-14 04:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 of a kind??
2007-12-14 12:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by MARCIA S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋