Five Dice Scorecard Unblocked

Five Dice Scorecard is the classic pencil-and-paper dice game, without the pencil. You roll, hold and reroll five dice, then decide which of fifteen boxes deserves the result. The fun is in that decision: take a so-so score now, or gamble that a better roll will come later for a box you still need. This version uses the Nordic scoresheet, so you will find pair boxes and strict straights. It comes from Christopher Müller’s PaperGames collection, and here it plays unblocked on any screen.

Filling the Sheet

There are 15 rounds, and every round fills exactly one box. Tap Roll to throw all five dice. Tap a die to hold it, and it turns black. Roll again and only the free dice move. You get three rolls a turn, but you can stop and score after one or two.

Each empty box shows what your current dice would be worth there, which takes the arithmetic out of the game.

Upper section: Ones to Sixes. Each counts only the dice showing that face. Reach 63 here and a 50-point bonus is added.

Lower section: One Pair, Two Pairs, Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind score only the matching dice. Small Straight (1-2-3-4-5) pays 15, Large Straight (2-3-4-5-6) pays 20. Full House and Chance count all five dice, and five of a kind is worth a flat 50. In the menus that box keeps the traditional Nordic name, Yatzy.

If a roll fits nothing, you still have to choose a box, and it scores 0.

Five Dice Scorecard controls

To do this	Keyboard	Mouse	Touch
Throw the dice	Tab to "Roll", then Enter	Click "Roll"	Tap "Roll"
Keep or free a die	Tab to the die, then Enter	Click the die	Tap the die
Write the roll into a box	Tab to the box's score, then Enter	Click the score beside the category	Tap the score beside the category
Begin a new game	—	Click "New game" (inside "Menu" if hidden)	Tap "New game" (inside "Menu" if hidden)

Early Turns and Late Turns

Early in the game, chase the hard boxes. Four of a Kind, Full House and the straights are tough to fill on demand, so use your fresh turns while you have many options left.

Aim for three of a face in the upper section. Three of every face from 1 to 6 sums to exactly 63, so each three-of counts as “on target”. Four 5s or 6s give you a cushion for a weak Ones or Twos.

Late in the game, use the flexible boxes. One Pair and Two Pairs accept almost anything, and Chance takes any roll at all. Keeping them open gives you a safe landing spot for an ugly final throw.

When a turn goes badly, think about where a zero hurts least. Ones costs you at most 5 points, and five of a kind is a long shot anyway.

A common mistake is rolling for a straight that cannot fit. 2-3-4-5-6 is never a Small Straight here, so know which box you are aiming for.

A Good Quick Game

Rounds take a few minutes, the rules are easy to learn, and there is real strategy in which boxes you keep open. It makes a relaxed pick for a lunch break. For more classic tabletop games, browse our card and board games, or try the bonus-heavy Pegball for something with more luck in the bounce.