Other Games Worth Rolling For
Yahtzee gives you one genuinely interesting decision per turn and no control at all over the dice. If you want more or less randomness than that, this page is a shortlist of 19 games worth playing - all free, all instant in the browser, none of them asking you to download or sign up for anything.
Five groups, and only one of them is dice. The card games give you information to track rather than probabilities to allocate. Puzzle and tile games are fully solvable problems. Board games remove chance entirely. And the last entry is a clock rather than a game.
Scorecard questions
How long does a game take?
It varies enormously. The dice and arcade games are usually done inside five minutes. Card games run ten to twenty. A board game against a thinking opponent can take half an hour, and the tile puzzles take as long as you let them - there is no clock on most of them.
Can I play any of these with someone else?
Several of them, yes. The card and board games include head-to-head modes, and a few run real-time multiplayer where both players see the same position. The puzzle and arcade entries are solo by nature, though scores are comparable.
Which should I try first?
The list is ordered with the closest relatives at the top, so the first group is the safest bet. If you would rather pick by mood than by category, the shorter the game the easier it is to abandon - start with something that takes five minutes.
What other free games can I play?
Nineteen are listed on this page, all free in the browser with no download and no signup. They cover puzzle and arcade games, a full card cabinet, board and tile games, dice games and a free chess clock. Every one of them plays instantly as a guest.
Solitaire - Klondike, Spider, Pyramid, TriPeaks and the rest of the patience cabinet, dealt fresh each time. Play Solitaire online →
FreeCell - Every card face up, four free cells, and a deal that is almost always winnable if you plan it. Play FreeCell online →
Hearts - Duck every heart and the queen of spades - or take the lot and hand the points to everyone else. Play Hearts online →
Spades - Partnership trick-taking built around a contract you announce before the first card. Play Spades online →
Rummy - Draw, meld, discard - and read what everyone else is collecting from the pile. Play Rummy online →
Gin Rummy - Ten cards, one draw, deadwood to manage and the constant question of whether to knock now or hold for gin. Play Gin Rummy online →
Canasta - Partnership melding with scoring deep enough that people still argue about it. Play Canasta online →
Blackjack - Classic, Vegas Strip, Atlantic City, Spanish 21, Double Exposure, Switch, Pontoon and more - free chips, no real gambling. Play Blackjack online →
Checkers - Eleven genuine draughts variants, from the 8x8 standard to flying kings on a 10x10 board. Play Checkers online →
Reversi - A minute to learn, and an endgame decided by mobility and parity rather than material. Play Reversi online →
Dominoes - Tile matching with a scorekeeper's edge - the closest cousin Tetris has among traditional games, since both are really about what fits where. Play Dominoes online →
Ludo - The race-and-capture board game in eight regional flavours, including the Navy's Uckers. Play Ludo online →
Tic Tac Toe - Three in a row, plus the larger grids and inverted rules where it stops being trivial. Play Tic Tac Toe online →
Craps - Eight variants and one bet on the table that carries no house edge at all. Play Craps online →
Tetris - Eleven ways to play the falling-block game, from a calm endless mode to 20G instant gravity. Play Tetris online →
Puzzle - Logic grids, sliding tiles, matching boards and number puzzles - the natural next stop when you want a break from falling blocks but not from thinking. Play free puzzle games →
Mahjong - The tile-matching game built on scanning a crowded field for the pair that unlocks the rest. Play Mahjong online →
Pac-Man - Dots, power pellets, four ghosts with four different personalities and the same pattern-learning itch that keeps Tetris players coming back. Play Pac-Man online →
Chess Clock - A free browser clock that makes draughts, dominoes and Scrabble move a great deal faster. Use a free online chess clock →
Another roll first?
Plenty of reasons to stay with Yahtzee, too. If you would rather stay, the main game is one click away, the rules hub covers how everything works, and the FAQ answers the common questions.