The Basics:
Yahtzee, first trademarked in 1956, was designed by a Canadian couple who asked Edwin S. Lowe to market it for them. The E.S. Lowe Company published Yahtzee until 1973, when Milton Bradley purchased E.S. Lowe and took over production. It is believed that hundreds of millions of copies of Yahtzee have been sold.Why Yahtzee is Part of the Games Timeline:
Yahtzee can legitimately lay claim to the title of "grandfather of all modern dice games."Here are the other games I believe are the most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800.
More About Yahtzee:
Players roll five dice, and can choose to reroll some or all of the dice up to two times, trying to get the best score in various categories (e.g. three of a kind, four of a kind, full house, small straight). Numerous editions (e.g. Casino Yahtzee, Challenge Yahtzee, and Word Yahtzee) have been published through the years, and the game Kismet is essentially the same.Yahtzee is on my list of the best dice games.
Other Editions:
Power Yahtzee
Yahtzee Turbo
