Other Games

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.

They fall into five groups. Puzzle and arcade games reward reading a crowded board under time pressure. The card games swap that for a slower, information-driven kind of thinking. Board and tile games take the clock away entirely, dice games put the randomness in the foreground where you can see it, and there is one tool at the end that is genuinely useful away from a screen.

Card Games

Solitaire

The card game you play while thinking about something else - in a dozen different forms.

Play Solitaire online →
FreeCell

Every card face up from the first move, four free cells and a solvable deal - the most chess-like member of the solitaire family.

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

Build sets and runs and go out before your opponents, across the classic Rummy variants.

Play Rummy online →
Gin Rummy

Ten cards, one draw, and a running argument with yourself about when to knock.

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 →

Board & Tile

Checkers

Eleven genuine draughts variants, from the 8x8 standard to flying kings on a 10x10 board.

Play Checkers online →
Reversi

A minute to learn, a lifetime to master - corner control, mobility and the counter-intuitive value of owning fewer discs mid-game.

Play Reversi online →
Dominoes

Match the ends, count the suits, and work out which numbers the board can still accept.

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

The game everyone already knows, taken past the 3x3 grid into variants that are genuinely hard to solve.

Play Tic Tac Toe online →

Dice & Casino

Craps

The loudest game on the floor, with play chips only and no real gambling.

Play Craps online →

Puzzle & Arcade

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

Clear the board by matching free tiles, across layouts from the classic Turtle to the brutal Dragon.

Play Mahjong online →
Pac-Man

Dots, power pellets and four pursuers with four different targeting routines.

Play Pac-Man online →

Tools

Chess Clock

A free browser clock that makes draughts, dominoes and Scrabble move a great deal faster.

Use a free online chess clock →

Every game at a glance

The same 19 games as a single reference, if you would rather scan than scroll.

GameCategoryWhat you get
Tetris Puzzle & Arcade Eleven falling-block modes, a daily seed and live head-to-head races.
Puzzle Puzzle & Arcade A whole shelf of browser puzzles for when you want a change of shape.
Mahjong Puzzle & Arcade Eleven Mahjong Solitaire layouts, from the Turtle to the Dragon.
Pac-Man Puzzle & Arcade The maze-chase arcade classic, free and instant in your browser.
Solitaire Card Games Klondike, Spider, FreeCell and nine more patience games.
FreeCell Card Games Open-information patience where almost every deal is winnable.
Hearts Card Games The classic trick-avoidance game against three computer opponents.
Spades Card Games Partnership trick-taking built on the bid you have to make.
Rummy Card Games Draw, meld, discard - the set-and-run game in all its forms.
Gin Rummy Card Games The tight two-player Rummy where knocking early wins matches.
Canasta Card Games Eleven Canasta variants, from Classic to Hand and Foot.
Blackjack Card Games Seventeen play-money blackjack variants and a strategy chart.
Checkers Board & Tile Eleven real draughts variants against a tunable engine.
Reversi Board & Tile Othello-style disc flipping where the last move decides everything.
Dominoes Board & Tile Draw, Block, All Fives and the rest of the tile family.
Ludo Board & Tile Ludo, Parcheesi, Pachisi, Uckers and Mensch argere Dich nicht.
Tic Tac Toe Board & Tile The three-in-a-row standard, plus bigger and stranger boards.
Craps Dice & Casino Eight craps variants with play money and a full table layout.
Chess Clock Tools A free browser chess clock for any two-player game.

Or stay here

Nothing on this page has to replace Yahtzee. 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.

Other games FAQ

Are they free, or is there a catch?

They are free in the same way Yahtzee.now is free: every mode, every daily challenge and every leaderboard, with no paywall, no trial and no download. The card and casino titles use play money only - there is no real gambling in any of them.

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.

Do I need an account to play them?

No. Every game listed here plays instantly as a guest, exactly like Yahtzee.now. Where a free account exists it is optional, and it only ever saves your scores, times and streaks across devices - it is never a gate in front of the game.

Which of these is closest to Yahtzee?

The first group on this page is ordered with the closest relatives first, so start at the top. Beyond that it depends what you like about Yahtzee - the puzzle and tile games reward reading a board, the card games reward counting and memory, and the dice games put the randomness in the foreground where you can see it.