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18 games like Yahtzee
The best games like Yahtzee are On Tour, King of Tokyo Dark Edition and Batman The Animated Series Dice Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. On Tour shares dice, music, travel with Yahtzee.
Every alternative below links to its own Yahtzee-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s childrens game / comic book / strip shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Yahtzee’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. On Tour (2019)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Music, Travel, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Push Your Luck · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
- 2. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 3. Batman The Animated Series Dice Game (2016)Shares with Yahtzee: Comic Book / Strip, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 4. Hoppladi Hopplada! (2008)Shares with Yahtzee: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
- 5. Escape the Dark Castle (2017)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Push Your Luck · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
- 6. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 7. Super Farmer (1943)Shares with Yahtzee: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
- 8. Dino Hunt Dice (2012)Shares with Yahtzee: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
- 9. VivaJava The Coffee Game The Dice Game (2014)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (80%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 10. Toss Up! (2004)Shares with Yahtzee: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 11. Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Push Your Luck · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 12. King of the Dice (2017)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking, Set Collection · 4 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (80%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 13. Farkle (1996)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking +1 more · 5 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (100%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 14. Martian Dice (2011)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking, Set Collection · 4 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (80%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–10 players · scales to 99 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
- 15. King of New York (2014)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (20%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 16. Perudo (1800)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (20%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 17. Pickomino (2005)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
- 18. Ra The Dice Game (2009)Shares with Yahtzee: Dice, Dice Rolling, Re-rolling and Locking, Set Collection · 3 of Yahtzee’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Yahtzee: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Yahtzee?
- On Tour (2019) is the closest match to Yahtzee, sharing dice, music, travel. It rates 7.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Yahtzee?
- On Tour, King of Tokyo Dark Edition, Batman The Animated Series Dice Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Yahtzee in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is On Tour harder than Yahtzee?
- Compared with Yahtzee, On Tour is +0.3 heavier and ~10 min shorter (1.5 vs 1.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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