Dice Game Score Sheets: Yahtzee, Dudo and Beyond
Dice games are the ones that most reliably outrun a paper score sheet. The scoring is not hard, but it is fiddly in a specific way: an upper section bonus that depends on a running subtotal, a category you can only fill once, and a bonus rule that half the table remembers differently.
Braggster gives dice games a real calculating scorecard, plus a shared dice roller you can use when the physical dice have gone under the sofa.
Yahtzee, and the scorecard that fits your table
Yahtzee is the reason most people search for a dice score sheet at all, and it is known by different names depending on where you play: Kniffel in Germany, Yams in France, Generala in Argentina. Braggster ships one scorecard that covers the family.
Two things about it are worth knowing before you download anything:
The sheet resizes to the screen. Columns compress so every player fits, the name and photo header stays pinned while the rows scroll, and column rules keep the eye on the right player. A six player game does not force you to scroll sideways and lose track of whose column you are in.
Extra Yahtzees are banked in the Yahtzee box itself. Rather than adding a separate bonus row, the Yahtzee box offers 0, 50, 150, 250, 350 or 450: the base 50 plus 100 for each extra, up to four. The Joker rule then governs where the extra dice get scored.
The rules screen carries a full category reference chart, so you never have to ask whether a Full House is 25 or the sum of the dice:
| Category | Scores |
|---|---|
| Ones through Sixes | Sum of that number only |
| Upper section bonus | 35 if the upper section reaches 63 |
| Three of a kind | Sum of all five dice |
| Four of a kind | Sum of all five dice |
| Full house | 25 |
| Small straight | 30 |
| Large straight | 40 |
| Yahtzee | 50, plus 100 per extra Yahtzee |
| Chance | Sum of all five dice |
Deep dive: How to score Yahtzee.
Dudo, the bluffing dice game
Dudo is the South American liar's dice game, known as Perudo in most of the English speaking world. Each player hides five dice under a cup, bids on how many of a face are on the table across every player, and the round ends when somebody calls the bluff. Wrong callers and caught bluffers lose a die, and the last player with dice left wins.
It is played hard in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, the UK and the US, and it is the one dice game where what you want tracked is not a running total but who is still in.
Deep dive: Dudo and Perudo rules and scoring.
Dice in games that are not dice games
Two more games in Braggster are dice driven without being filed under dice:
Backgammon is a dice and checkers race. Braggster plays it on a real board in the app, and the computer opponent has to use expectimax rather than a normal search precisely because the dice make every position a chance node. See board game scoring.
Freestyle is the always free card and dice table. You choose how many cards and dice to deal, deal a hand per player or to a shared pool, and redeal, reroll and change the counts live. It is backed by a freeform scorecard where you pick whether highest or lowest total wins, which makes it the tool for any dice game that does not have its own sheet yet.
When the dice are missing
Braggster's dice roller is shared across the app rather than bolted onto one game, so any game with a dice config can roll on screen. That covers the household case where you have the rules, the players and the snacks, but the dice are in a different bag.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Yahtzee scorecard handle the upper section bonus automatically? Yes. The 35 point bonus at 63 is emergent from the upper section, and the scorecard computes it rather than asking you to.
How many players can I score at once? The scorecard compresses columns to fit the table rather than capping you at a comfortable number, so large groups still fit on one screen.
Is there a wagering or betting mode? No. Nothing anywhere in Braggster records a bet, a stake or a payout. Dudo scores who is still in, not what is on the table.
Can I keep score for a dice game that is not listed? Yes. Use Freestyle for a card and dice table with a freeform scorecard, or the always free Blank scorecard for anything at all.
Do I need an account? No. Braggster is local first: no login, no backend, and your scores stay on your device.
Next: browse the full catalogue at braggster.com/games, or read the companion guides for card games, board games and puzzles.
Yahtzee is a trademark of its publisher. Braggster is not affiliated with or endorsed by them and the name is used referentially only.