Board Games We Love: Yahtzee

It's amazing just how simple some popular games can be - take five dice and a cup and decades later people are still enjoying (or getting frustrated with!) the game of Yahtzee.

I can still remember the first time I played the game, my cousin had been given it for Christmas and we were at her house for Boxing Day dinner so had a game. I think that was the luckiest I've ever been in the game as I managed to roll all of the combinations and my uncle was a little frustrated!

Classic Yahtzee is not only a fun game for the family, but it's now available in a range of different themes as well which I think make it even more fun. I know that having certain themes will allow it to appeal to new markets. One of my nieces absolutely loves Doctor Who so getting her one of the Doctor Who versions of Yahtzee is almost guaranteed to get her to try and play it. ....... and as anyone knows just one game is often all you need to be hooked with this game.

Here are a few of the different themed Yahtzee games that are available, oh and I'll pop the classic one first just in case you don't already own your own.

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Here's the classic Yahtzee game in all of it's glory. It's hard to believe how many other forms it comes in, from kids themed editions to geeky themed ones.

If you know someone who loves the game of Yahtzee you don't have to give them just the classic anymore, in fact (although only one is pictured here) if they like Doctor Who there's two different Yahtzee games for them.

Click on the Doctor Who Yahtzee game here to be taken to Think Geek where you have the choice of a Dalek or Tardis themed game - decisions, decisions!