Yahtzee - Archives

• Study Shows Boys Spend More Time Playing With Video Games Than With Each of the Traditional Toy Categories
  Boys ages 5 to 12 are spending more time playing video games than with each of the traditional toy categories in an average week, while girls in the same age group tend to spend more or comparable time with several toy categories as they do video games, according to The NPD Group’s recently-released report, Toying with Video Games: An In-depth Report on the Impact of Video Games on Traditional Toys.
  Author: Lorenz Wing - Date: July 22, 2004



• Dr. Toy Names Metanon Board Game Best Children’s Vacation Product
  The Biocode Adventure was selected by Dr. Toy as one of this year’s Best Children’s Vacation Products. One of several hundred applicants, the game was selected for its unique design and educational value. As an award recipient, the game will be profiled in Dr. Toy’s Guide to Current, Best Leisure Time Products for Young Consumers 2003.
  Author: Sandy Bergman - Date: March 15, 2004



• TRAJECTORY ZONE BLASTS NEW PERSPECTIVE TO CLASSIC GAME SYTLE
  Independent game developer Midnight Ryder Technologies today announced that the multiplayer beta of Trajectory Zone, a new 3D shooter with artillery-style gameplay, will debut at Indie Games.
  Author: Nick Steinbach - Date: March 15, 2004



• Collector's Editions Of The Yahtzee Game & Chess
  The ultimate game of strategy and the classic dice game team up with the world's most popular soft drink to bring enthusiasts two games with a refreshing new twist: COCA-COLA COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS of the YAHTZEE game and CHESS. USAOPOLY, licensee of Hasbro, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company and maker of the popular MONOPOLY: COCA-COLA COLLECTOR'S EDITION game, will unveil both games at the 28th Annual COCA-COLA Collector's Club National Convention in Palm Springs .
  Author: Kenneth Bloomberg - Date: March 14, 2004



• Yahtzee Is Now A Game Played By Thousands!
  Card games, dice games and other games of chance have always been a part of entertainment people have enjoyed. One game that is popular in this regard is Yahtzee. It is a dice game played with five dice and can be played by two to eight players in most cases. The object of Yahtzee is to reach the highest possible point score by rolling and scoring dice. A game consists of twenty turns, with up to three rolls of the dice allowed for each turn. At the end of each turn a score must be chosen. If some rolls are not used, it will be saved to another turn. Many of the terms and descriptions used in this game are very similar to those used in card games.
  Author: Laurie Simpson - Date: May 25, 2005