The aim is to choose the highest or most strategic scoring option for each turn to achieve the highest total score at the end of the game. It is believed the game was invented by a Canadian couple – originally known as the ‘Yacht Game’ – and played with friends before becoming a worldwide hit.Ī game consists of 13 ‘turns’, in which players roll all five dice and choose from one of the possible scoring options. Yahtzee is a strategy game played with five standard dice.