Yahtzee History

2021年4月3日
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Remember those little spotted cubes that you played with as a child? Yes, the traditional spotted cube dice has stood the test of time. Dice games are supposed to be one of the oldest gambling devices created by man. There are several classic dice games such as Poker dice, Pig and Liar’s dice, but Yahtzee has remained one of the most popular dice games of all time. Known as the ’grandfather of all modern dice games’, it is a simple game that is said.
The History of Yahtzee ’The Yacht Game’ was invented by a wealthy Canadian couple in the 1954. It became popular amongst their friends when they started playing aboard their yacht. The exact origin of Yahtzee is not very clear. It is said to have been made by Milton Bradley in the 1950s. But according to Hasbro, the current owners of the rights of the game, it was invented in 1954 by a Canadian couple who often played it with friends on their yacht. And in 1956, the couple is said to have visited a toy-maker called Edwin. Playing Rules Take empty score card repeat Roll all dice Keep any⁄ dice, reroll other dice Keep any⁄ dice, reroll other dice Score roll in any⁄ empty primary category until all primary categories scored Calculate GRAND TOTAL for flnal score Aim: Maximize flnal score.) Player is free to choose among options °c 19992000, Tom Verhoefi (TUE) Yahtzee3 Scoring Rules.
Yahtzee is played by up to 10 players. In this game, each player rolls five dice up to three times in one turn, trying to get the best possible score in various categories. There are a total of thirteen categories such as Three of a kind, Full house and Straight five, very similar to poker hands. Several variants and versions of the game have been released over the years - Word, Casino and Challenge Yahtzee. Yahtzee is said to have been invented by a wealthy Canadian couple in 1954, whose names are not known. They invented the game, in order to entertain their friends on their yacht. Whenever anyone was invited aboard, they were taught how to play the ’Yacht’ game. Their friends enjoyed the game so much that everyone wanted copies of the game for themselves. So in 1956, the couple approached Edwin S. Lowe, a toy maker. They placed an order with him to make up a few samples of the game, so they can distribute it among their friends. Lowe liked the game so much that he offered to buy the rights for it. The couple agreed and the rights to the original game of Yahtzee were sold to Edwin Lowe for the price of the first thousand games produced. The couple distributed the thousand copies among their friends. Lowe eventually changed the name of the ’Yacht game’ to Yahtzee. The first commercial usage of the name was on April 3, 1956. It is only on April 19 of the same year that Lowe filed the game as a trademark with the U.S. Patent Office. Early years
In the beginning, the game did not sell very well. Despite all of Mr. Lowe’s attempts to advertise and popularize the game, it did not sell very well in the first year of its introduction. The reason for this was that the game just could not be adequately described by means of an ad. It had many nuances and interesting things about it and they can only be understood if the game was actually played. Soon after this realization, Edwin Lowe started throwing Yahtzee parties, hoping to achieve good results by word of mouth. And that is exactly what happened. The game took off immensely. It became one of the most popular games and hundreds and millions of copies of the game are said to be sold within a few years after that. The game won the hearts of millions of people. During Lowe’s ownership alone, over forty million copies of the game were sold in the United States of America as well as around the globe. During Lowe’s ownership of the rights to the game, a number of changes were made to the packaging of it, its contents, and appearance. Between the years 1956 and 1961, the game’s advertising slogans also changed. First, the slogan was ’The game that makes you think while having fun’ to ’The fun game that makes thinking fun!’ The official logo printed on the boxes and score cards in the game remained the same throughout Lowe’s ownership. But after 1973, to this date, the logo has been changed several times. After 1973
In 1973, the Milton Bradley Company bought over the E. S. Lowe Company. They also acquired the rights of Yahtzee. But the concept of the popular dice game is said trace its roots back to a number of other traditional dice games. The English dice games of Poker dice and Cheerio, as well as the Puerto Rican game of Generala are said to have influenced the start of Yahtzee. Currently, the right to the dice game of Yahtzee is owned by Hasbro, a toy company. Now he game is said to sell around 50 million copies every year. Timeline: 1954 - Canadian couple invents the ’Yacht’ game. 1956 - Edwin S. Lowe buys rights, changes name to Yahtzee. 1973 - Milton Bradley Company buys the E.S. Lowe Company, acquiring game rights. Sept 1984 - Hasbro, Inc. acquires the Milton Bradley Company and the game. 1996 - Hasbro Interactive releases the first computer version of the game.
Early ads for Yahtzee promoted the game’s educational attributes and “fun for the entire family.”
Released in 1956 by the E.S. Lowe company, the ‘shake and score’ dice game of luck and probability has a quirky story of origin. Historical accounts give credit for the game’s invention to an anonymous (and wealthy) Canadian couple who created it as a form of entertainment while at sea on their yacht. Loosely based on other historical dice games, the ‘Yacht Game’ became a hit with their friends, leading the couple to contact New York-based toymaker Edwin Lowe to produce copies of the game that they could give as gifts.
Lowe’s company had previously introduced the game of Bingo to U.S. public. Seeing potential in the Yacht Game, he offered to buy the rights to it from the couple. They readily agreed with the sole stipulation that he give 1,000 units to them. The name of the couple has never been revealed and, despite the success of the game, no one has ever come forward to take credit for its invention.
Lowe changed the name of the Yacht Game to Yahtzee and began marketing it. Initial advertising campaigns resulted in lackluster sales, leading the entrepreneurial Lowe to try something different. To capture the inherent fun in playing the game, he began organizing Yahtzee parties where people could learn and play the game. His grassroots efforts eventually paid off, and through word-of-mouth, demand for the game begin to skyrocket through the 1960s and early 1970s.
GAMEPLAY
The object of Yahtzee is to score as many points as possible. Players score points by rolling five dice, up to three times per turn, and making various combinations. The game’s scorecard consists of 13 categories spread across upper and lower sections. The upper section contains six boxes, labeled 1-6, while the lower section contains five poker-influenced options (three of a kind, four of a kind, full house, small straight, and large straight), a Chance box, and a five of a kind (or Yahtzee) box.
Deciding which category to fill in each turn is the core of the game strategy. Each category has individual scoring rules. Bonus points are also possible, depending on the roll of the dice. Once every player has taken 13 turns, the one with the highest score wins the game.
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The E.S. Lowe Company was acquired by Milton Bradley in 1973 and the rights to Yahtzee went along with it. Milton Bradley became a subsidiary of Hasbro in 1984. Despite these changes, Yahtzee remains an evergreen product for the company, with total sales eclipsing 50 million worldwide.How Is Yahtzee Played
This sales success has spawned a slew of variants of the game, including Word Yahtzee, Challenge Yahtzee, Triple Yahtzee, Yahtzee Texas Hold’em, and Casino Yahtzee. Electronic and online versions of the game have also come to market. Hasbro has thrown its own licensed brands into the Yahtzee mix, releasing versions including Hello Kitty, Pokémon, Super Mario, Pac-Man, and even one celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie Jaws.Why Is Yahtzee Called Yahtzee
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