never throw all the dice again. Exceptions before the third roll: with a full house containing three 1s, three 2s or three 3s, keep all the dice and put in the Full House box. with a pair of 1s and a pair of 2s or with a pair of 1s and a pair of 3s, keep both pairs. with 11345 keep 345 not the pair. with 12456 keep 456 not just the 5. So there are specific differences compared to the second roll. Now one will keep the Full House if the three-of-a-kind is 2 or 3 and keep two pairs when they are 1 and 2 or 1 and 3. Keep all large and small straights. One will normally keep a pair of 1s (although 345 is still better) and keep 456 rather than 5 when all the dice are different. Category choice In about 80% of games a player will either have at least a 3-of-a-kind or a straight. If one has any of the following put it in the appropriate Lower Section box: Yahtzee, full house, large straight, small straight. With a 4-of-a-kind or 3-of-a-kind put it in the appropriate Upper Section box. The only exception is that when one has a 3-of-a-kind where the sum of the dice is 25 or more one should use the 3-of-a-kind box. The 4-of-a-kind box is never used in the first round. In the remaining 20% of cases one will have a poor hand: two pairs, one pair, or all dice different. In these situations there is no appealing option, the choice being between using an Upper Section box and using Chance. With two pairs follow the rule for the lower of the two pairs. The rule depends on whether the pair (or smaller pair) is low (1, 2 or 3) or high (4, 5 or 6): with a low pair use the appropriate Upper Section box (1s, 2s or 3s) unless the sum of the dice is 22 or more, in which case use the Chance box. with a high pair use the 1s box unless the sum of the dice is 20 or more, in which case use the Chance box. The only exception is that with 23446 one should use the Chance box even though it only scores 19. with all dice different use the 1s box. Best and worst outcome The best outcome in the first