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Yahtzee® with Buddies Dice

Official Hasbro Dice Game

Ratings

Age

9+

Category

Board

Languages

English

Yahtzee® with Buddies Dice is the officially licensed digital version of Hasbro's classic dice game. It brings the familiar 'roll and score' gameplay to mobile with a heavy emphasis on social interaction. Players can challenge friends, participate in massive multiplayer tournaments like Yahtzee Survivor, or take on AI 'Dice Masters' in a solo adventure. The game features extensive customization with collectible dice and frames, as well as new game variants like Yahtzee Solitaire and Yahtzee Bingo. With daily rewards and global leaderboards, it offers a modern, competitive twist on a timeless family favorite.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

79/100

Yahtzee with Buddies takes the classic dice game we all know and turns it into a high-energy social experience. It’s exactly what you'd expect from a modern 'with buddies' game: lots of colorful menus, daily challenges, and a persistent sense of progression. The core gameplay is as solid as ever—rolling for full houses and large straights is still satisfying—but the addition of 'Dice Masters' and themed tournaments adds a nice layer of variety for solo players.

The social features are the real draw here. Playing against friends or random opponents is seamless, and the 'Yahtzee Survivor' mode, where you compete in real-time against hundreds of others, is a genuine thrill. While the game does lean heavily into 'freemium' elements like bonus rolls and custom dice skins, the basic experience remains fair and fun. It’s the kind of game that’s easy to pick up for five minutes but has enough hooks to keep you coming back for months. It’s bright, loud, and social—the definitive way to play Yahtzee on your phone.

Dinsun reviewed on: Sun May 19 2024

Features

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Official Hasbro Yahtzee license

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Multiplayer matches and real-time tournaments

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Solo 'Dice Masters' adventure mode

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Social chat and buddies system

5

Extensive customization with themed dice and boards

Tips & Walkthrough

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Q&A

Yes, beyond classic Yahtzee, you can play variants like Solitaire, Bingo, and Stars for a unique challenge.

Ratings & Reviews

Can’t recover account
Sun Sep 22 2024 andromedastar2

I’ve been a loyal player of YAHTZEE with buddies for over 10 years. My account was very built up. I had over 100 bonus rolls and many other goodies. I accidentally deleted the app from the home screen of my iPhone. I created a new account and went into Support to recover my old account. They said I needed my user ID and password. There was no option to type in lost login information. As we all know, passwords and logins get lost, especially ones belonging to the games that you have been playing for so very long. I am crushed that Scopely offers no other options to recover your account. So disheartening. I have to start over again. I lost everything. My games, family, buddies etc. Well since this review I finally reached customer support and Jake did a fantastic job getting my account restored and getting me able to log back in. The big problem is it is very hard to reach a live agent because a lot of times they say pick a category you’re having having problems with, but it doesn’t have a choice for what you’re experiencing. So I just kept tapping and tapping, and then everything got worked out. So I will continue this amazing game and enjoying all the varieties of activities this app offers.

Game Just Tries To Take Your Money
Mon Dec 31 2018 Kep.ler

With this app, you have two options for gameplay. You can play one turn at a time with strangers, which can be a very time-consuming endeavor. If you want to play a game by yourself (against the computer) you have the second option of engaging in the adventure modes. This is the typical profitable app model that uses timer countdown limits (e.g. once you play one game, you must wait three hours until you can play again) that encourage the user to utilize in-app purchases to buy local currencies. While I’m not the biggest fan of this model, I understand that it’s very prevalent and I’ve become accustomed to being patient and looking forward to it. What is the biggest disappointment is that many of the games are clearly fixed (in order to gain any significant advantage you would likely need to utilize further in-app purchases). I am obtaining my master’s degree in statistics and the probability of some of these outcomes happening repeatedly and as constantly as they do is so remote that it has just become so discouraging. If you’re looking to play Yahtzee, don’t get this app. The design is nice and the gameplay is superb, but unless you’re looking for an app that you mindlessly check on every few hours or if you don’t mind spending your actual money on this game, then go ahead and try it. I had been really underwhelmed with the game that I had deleted it. After having recently re-downloaded it, I will soon be deleting it again.

Yahtzee with buddies
Mon Apr 15 2024 knockballs

This is my second review. I love the game because it is the closest one to the real thing. Only have a few issues. I’ve been playing for a long time and I usually play against many players. First peeve, I don’t like having to start the league play over from the beginning! Some people play for fun, but also like to advance also! Why don’t you let us add on to our league points so we can eventually move up? I have come close many times, but I also have a life, as I’m sure others do too! Second peeve, you offer free family games, yet sometimes I go there and they aren’t free, I either have to use a few bonus rolls or something else, and those bonus rolls are hard to come by! I know, they seem petty, but to a hardcore player who loves the game, sometimes all the extra stuff does get in the way! But I will keep playing, because the game is fun and the players are too! If you could just tweak the game a little, I think it would be better! Still absolutely LOVE Yahtzee but absolutely HATE the new format! I am now playing the same person 12 times because so hard to find players I am playing and new players! Don’t understand why you just can’t have a simple format that is easy to understand without all the bells and whistles…it’s a simple game, leave it at that!

Frustrating
Fri Dec 01 2023 Vveronika

I’ve been playing this game for about a week to check it out and play with some of my friends to pass time. Overall I thought it was great the first few days! The different types of games you can play and the many tasks/challenges assigned for you keep you busy and entertained. Unfortunately I’ve been noticing some patterns that have made me feel frustrated because I believe that sometimes the dice rolls aren’t fully RNG. I say this because sometimes the odds work against you A LOT during tournaments, to a point where I just stopped playing them because I just know I’m going to lose. The probability of losing every single tournament, and never getting certain slots filled is way more than 50%, which is strange because it’s a dice game that centers around random rolls. Why is it that I have to roll extra dice the most in tournaments, and even then the extra rolls never benefit me? It’s almost like the dice purposefully roll on the opposite number you’re needing to earn points. I believe that this is a method used to encourage people to get more rolls with actual money, which is very predatory. When playing with “buddies” the chances seem very fair, and I never suspect the dice to be rigged. But when you start going into the actual game modes that win you the most rewards, those are the games that you’re expected to lose in.

Needs improvement
Sun Nov 02 2025 Averagezo

I love playing Yahtzee with friends and family so I was excited to see this game awhile back. But they’re constantly changing things to make it harder where you get less dice, less opportunities to win, and it’s frustrating. Especially as someone who has played it for 5 years and seen the change progress. They make it harder to get bonus rolls or good prizes on the mega scratches and super scratches- only getting 1 bonus roll on a blue mega scratch is pathetic. Bring back 3-20 bonus rolls. I used to win 50 bonus rolls on the red classic scratch like once a month. Now I barely get one bonus roll on each scratch off. The coins are constantly glitching, tournaments are harder to win and get ahead on. There needs to be more perks for those that pay for the ad free version. Treasure Hunt tickets need to stop having a max limit. I understand it incentives people to play, but missing 9 tickets because you hadn’t used all of them is ridiculous. If you let the TH tickets be unlimited, I guarantee you people would be playing more. Also, if you win a game of treasure hunt but have 3-5 moves left, you should get like 20 points for each move you have leftover. It’s ridiculous to win a whole round and not collect all of the bonus points for that game and just forfeit the moves. Gift grab is also a lot harder to win. We want bonus rolls. Stop putting survivor tickets on the wheel spins- nobody wants them!

Some good new things, which are quickly negated by the bad...
Sat Dec 09 2017 SarahLovesElvis

I like the new version overall. Scorecards all on one screen, more new dice and frames and events and it seems fun!...Until you realize that they’ve screwed you once again. Been playing for years now and I will not spend money for extra rolls, and if you don’t, they make it more difficult to beat each stage in the showdown. They always have, so I’m used to that. Sometimes it would take me a little longer to beat the whole thing and sometimes I’d get close but couldn’t beat it before the event was over. Fine. Well now, if you don’t get extra rolls, you might as well forget it. I play frequently and have yet to make to beat one showdown. Honestly, they’ve made it nearly impossible. Now, I do have to say that they have made it easier to win extra rolls on the scratchers. I’d never won more than 3 before (again...been playing for years) and in the new version I’ve already won 5 extra and 15 extra. But I guess because that improved, they had to do something to make other parts more difficult to entice you to buy more rolls. Needless to say, I was pretty excited at first but after a few weeks I’ve become even more annoyed with it than I ever had been before. It’s a bit ridiculous. There are other minor things that would make it a little better, visually and whatnot, but I don’t even care because I don’t see myself playing as much anymore anyway. Quite disappointed.

Broken half-baked app with crummy support
Wed May 25 2022 GardenOfSimple

There are several features that only sort of work, but never get fixed. Support replies to apple reviews saying things will get fixed, but the same bugs have been around for 3+ years and then they keep putting out versions that break it further. Currently, scores show wrong. So you think you’re winning but after the game ends, your score is adjusted down and so you have actually lost. That’s a new one…. And here are some longstanding issues, but thete are so many: There are badges all over the app, telling you that something is new, but they are set up wrong because the app keeps forgetting that you already saw the prize you earned (even if you are currently actively using it). These sorts of things are in multiple places throughout the app. It will show you have no new games between other players, even when you do. Careful watching ads for rewards, you might or might not get what it says you are supposed to get… at least in the past, you might get lucky and get compensated by support (but only if you had a screenshot of the issue and the ad you viewed… which many times is impossible because the rewards come after closing the ad, so you don’t know you aren’t going to get it until after you close it)…. But the last few weeks, they just close your support requests after 5 minutes without response or compensation.

EXPENSIVE GAME!!!
Fri Apr 07 2023 Ver-Brick

The game is very addictive and filled with tournaments and a variety of events to interest everyone. You are playing against people from all over the world so you meet a lot of nice people. The problem is that you need bonus rolls for a free turn or to participate in some events and they are very expensive. You can earn some free rolls but some players can earn 4 while some may earn 10 or 20 each day. They offer special packages or events but some players have access to them while others won’t. Prices on some of their packages also vary from player to player. My husband plays as well and one of us will have a better package offer than the other or may have an event that they don’t. It’s meant to be a competitive game yet Scopely doesn’t level the playing field. They create ways within the events to make you spend your bonus rolls if you don’t want to drop out of the game. Their graphics are nice but a little overboard and real battery wasters. Do I really need to see a dog jump and then bark every time I get a Yahtzee? They have a dice claw that you earn tokens to get free dice and players often get dice they already have. Many complain about duplicates but are always told that it will be discussed at their meetings. If I were rich this would be the best game ever...but since I’m not, it’s a big aggravation I shouldn’t have from something that is supposed to be fun.

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