Any Four-of-a-Kind, same-colored Full House, or Kismet can also be scored under this category. Two pairs of numbers having the same color (1-1-6-6 2-2-5-5 or 3-3-4-4) fifth die can be anything. It is in this section that the colored dice come into play, as they determine scoring criteria below: The Kismet Section is scored based on creating dice combinations similar to poker hands. Kismet provides two further bonus levels a score of at least 71 but no more than 77 earns a bonus of 55 points and 78 or more, a bonus of 75 points. For example, after the third roll, dice displaying (3, 4, 4, 6, and 4) may be entered as a score of 12 in the Fours section (the total pips on the dice displaying 4), a 3 in the Treys section (3x1), or a 6 in the Sixes section (6x1), if those categories are still open.Īs in Yahtzee, a bonus of 35 points is earned with a minimum of 63 in the Basic Section. Each of these categories is scored by adding the total of dice that match the category. There are six categories: Aces (ones), Deuces (twos), Treys (threes) Fours, Fives, and Sixes. The Basic Section of the scorecard plays similarly to Yahtzee's upper section, in that points are scored for the number of pips on the dice displaying the chosen category. The scorecard is laid out in two sections, the Basic Section and the Kismet Section. Scorecard Įach player keeps a running tally of their rolls on a scorecard. If the player cannot use their third roll in any scorecard field, they must enter a zero into an open field. At the end of the third roll, the player must enter a score into an open field on their scorecard.

On the second and third rolls, the player may hold back dice from the previous rolls in order to create better scoring combinations.

Each player can take up to three rolls per turn. The game consists of five white dice with colored pips (1 and 6 black, 2 and 5 red, 3 and 4 green), a dice cup, a pad of scorecards, and a pencil. A primary distinction is that in Kismet, the sides of the dice have different colored pips. Marketed as 'The Modern Game of Yacht', the game play is similar to Yacht and Yahtzee, with a few variations. William DeLaittre holds the trademark on the game, which was originally published by Lakeside Games, and which is currently produced by Endless Games. The game's name is the Turkish word for 'fate'. Kismet is a commercial dice game introduced in 1964. The faces of the dice used in Kismet, with three different colors of pips

Rules to the game yahtzee