What is Maxi Yatzy?

Maxi Yatzy answers the question 'what if Yatzy, but more?' - a sixth die, five extra categories, and combos that simply can't exist with five dice.

Quick answer: Maxi Yatzy is the six-dice big brother of Scandinavian Yatzy, with 20 categories including Three Pairs, the Villa (two triples), the Tower (four of a kind plus a pair) and the Full Straight. The upper bonus pays 100 for reaching 84, and six of a kind - a Maxi Yatzy - scores 100.

How Maxi Yatzy works

Maxi Yatzy rolls six dice with the familiar three-roll turn and a 20-category card. The upper section is the usual Ones through Sixes, but the bonus bar is raised to match the extra die: reach 84 - four of each number - and you collect a 100-point bonus. The crown is the Maxi Yatzy itself, six of a kind, worth 100 points.

The six-dice combos

The sixth die unlocks shapes five dice can't make. Three Pairs asks for exactly that - say 2-2-4-4-6-6. The Villa is two three-of-a-kinds, the Tower stacks four of a kind on a pair, and the Full Straight runs all six faces, 1 through 6. Alongside the Yatzy staples - pairs, straights, full house - they make the lower section a much richer puzzle.

Who it's for

Maxi Yatzy is the pick when a 13-box card feels too small: 20 turns means more decisions, more recovery room after a bad roll, and bigger totals. It's part of the daily challenge rotation and available in multiplayer. New to the family? Learn the Yatzy basics first - everything transfers, just bigger.

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Related questions

What is the difference between Yahtzee and Yatzy?

They're siblings, not twins. Yahtzee has 13 categories with fixed scores for combos - Full House 25, Small Straight 30, Large Straight 40. Yatzy, the public-domain Scandinavian version, has 15 categories including One Pair and Two Pairs, scores its straights at 15 and 20, and its Full House as the sum of the dice.

What is Triple Yahtzee?

Triple Yahtzee is the classic game played on three scoring columns at once, worth single, double and triple value - 39 boxes in all. Every turn you choose not just which category to fill but which column to put it in. A Yahtzee in the x3 column is worth 150 before bonuses.

Which dice game is best for beginners?

Classic Yahtzee is the ideal starting point: 13 clear categories, three rolls a turn, and every skill it teaches transfers to the whole family. Generala is even leaner if you want fewer decisions. Once the basics click, Yatzy adds friendly pair categories, and Maxi Yatzy, Triple Yahtzee and Balut are the step-up challenges.