Cheerio

This game is the precursor of the commercial game, Yahtzee. It can be played by any number of players up to a maximum of 12. The greater the number of players, the slower the pace of the game.

Equipment
1) five dice;
2) a dice cup;
3) a sheet of paper, showing the various combinations and a scoring column for each player.

Objective
Each player tries to score the maximum possible for each of the 11 scoring combinations (see below). The player with the highest total score wins the game.

Games are often played as a series, the player who wins the most games in the series being the overall winner.

Alternatively, the scores in each game can be carried forward to the next game, until a player has reached a previously agreed cumulative total. If two or more players exceed the total, the player with the highest score wins. Ties are settled by an extra game.

Combinations	*Combinations* The combinations are given here in ascending order, but that order need not be followed in play. Each player may choose the combinations for which he is rolling (see the section on rolling). Ones Scores one point for each die showing one spot. Maximum possible: 5. Twos Scores two points for each two-spot die. Possible scores: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Threes Scores three points for each three-spot die. Possible scores: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15. Fours Scores four points for each four-spot die. Possible scores: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20. Fives Scores five points for each five-spot die. Possible scores: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. Sixes Scores six points for each six-spot die. Possible scores: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30. Little straight A show of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 scores 20 points. Big straight A show of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 scores 25 points. Full house Three of a kind plus two of a kind scores according to the numbers shown on the dice. For example, a full house comprising 1, 1, 1, 2, 2 would score seven points; 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 would score eight points, and so on to a maximum of 28 points (6, 6, 6, 5, 5). Big hand The total spot value of the dice. Maximum score: 30 points (6, 6, 6, 6, 6). Cheerio Five of a kind in any value, 1 through 8. Always scores 50 points.

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