

I) How to send the files to your calculator.
II)  Rules of Yahtzee
III) Rules of Triple Yahtzee
IV)  Rules of Poker Yahtzee
V)   Controls for all games
VI) Troubleshooting.



I) How to send the files to your calculator.

Open the zip folder (which you have already done :). ) Extract all of the files to any folder you like.
After you have done this, right click on all of the game files (i.e. YAHTZEE, PYAHTZEE, YAHTZE3X) and
click of send to Archive. (note: If you dont have enough archive space for these games you will get an
error message. You can also get an error message if you try to send all of these game to RAM all at
once.) If you do not know who to Archive and Unarchive programs consult you TI manual.

II)  Rules of Yahtzee.

File name: "YAHTZEE"

The object of the game is to score as many to points as possible by rolling 5 dice. After each roll of the
dice you have to to decide which dice you would like to keep and which ones you would like to roll again.
You are allowed to hold dice one roll and discard them on the next. Once you have rolled the dice 3 times
or you held all of the dice, you will have to decide how to score those dice. There are 13 different
catagories in which you can score the roll. You can only score points in a column once except for
the Yahtzee row They are as fallows.

Ones:  the ones scoring row is denoted by "1:" in the game. This catagory scores you 1 point for every
dice that is a one.

Twos: the twos scoring row is denoted by "2:" in the game. This catagory scores you 2 points for every
dice that is a two.


Threes: the threes scoring row is denoted by "3:" in the game. This catagory scores you 3 points for 
every dice that is a three.

Fours: the Fours scoring row is denoted by "4:" in the game. This catagory scores you 4 points for
every dice that is a four.

Fives: the Fives scoring row is denoted by "5:" in the game. This catagory scores you 5 points for every
dice that is a five.

Sixs: the sixes scoring row is denoted by "6:" in the game. This catagory scores you 6 points for every
dice that is a six.

Total: this amount keeps track of how many points you have in the 1s, 2s,3s,4s,5s, and 6s. If it is greater
than 62, you will get a 35 point bonus.

Chance: Denoted by "CH:" This is a wild card. You will score sum of the dice in this row for any kind of 
roll.

three of a kind: Denoted by "3K:" You score the sum of the dice in this row for having 3 or more of the 
same kind of dice.

four of a kind: Denoted by "4k:" you score the sum in this row for having 4 or more of the same kind of
dice.

full house: "FH:" in the game. a full house is having two of the same dice and three of the same dice. you
get 25 points for this.

Small Striaght: "SS:" in the game. A small striaght is having 4 dice in order. you get 30 points for this

Large Straight: "LS:" in the game is having 5 dice in order. you get 40 points for this.

YAHTZEE: "YZ:" in the game. A Yahtzee is having 5 of the same kind of dice. You score 50 points for your first
yahtzee and 100 for everone after that.

If you do not have a catagory in which you can score a point you must take select a catagory and take a zero.
Once you have used every catagory the game will end and display your score.


III) Rules of Triple Yahtzee

File name: "YAHTZE3X:

The rules for triple yahtzee are exactly the same as regular yahtzee except there are three different score cards.
Score card 1 is just like regular yahtzee score card. The second card is the same but you score double the
amount of points for each catagory, and the third card gives you triple the amount of points.


IV) Rules OF Poker Yahtzee

File name: "PYAHTZEE"

In this Yahtzee type game,you roll 5 numbered dice and 5 suit dice which are paired up with the numberd dice.
The game ends when 3 Jokers are used. Jokers are like chance in original yahtzee. 
The score catagories are a little different too. 1s, 2s, 3s... are not in this game. The scoring is based 
on Poker hands plus some high score yahtzee catagories such as yahtzee and small straight.  Also you can 
only score a roll under the catagory with a '+' next to it. If there is no '+', you must score it with 
a joker. You can only score in a catagory only once except for 5k, fl-5k, and the jokes.

The catagories are as fallows:

Jokers: "Jokers:" These are what you use when you cant score in another catagory. you get the
sum of the dice for this.

2k: Two of a kind. you get sum of dice + 5.

2P: two pair. you get sum + 10 

3k: Three of a kind you get sum + 15

ss: small straight you get sum + 20

lg: large straight you get sum + 25

fl: Flush (all dice of the same suit) you get sum + 30

FH: full house you get sum + 40

4k: 4 of a kind you get sum + 50

SF: Straight flush (large straight that is of the same suit) you get sum + 100

5k: 5 of a kind you get sum + 150

FL-5k flush and 5 of a kind you get sum + 500


V) CONTROLS for all games:

to roll the dice press [ENTER].
to hold the dice press the bottons [Y=] or [window] or [zoom] or [trace] or [GRAPH]. (an 'H' will appear 
above the dice).

to move the '>' use the arrow keys.
to enter a score press [ENTER]
to change score card form single to double or triple press [1] or [2] or [3]. (Triple Yahtzee only).

VI) Troubleshooting:

If at any time you have a problem with the game (ie. glitch, bug, error, dont know how to play, or any 
other kind of problem) please send an email to mchrus3618@hotmail.com and write Yahtzee as the subject line. 
