Yahtzee Score Checker

ExplicitboundedYahtzeecategoryscoreinventory,nojoker/reroll/bonus/othercategoryinference. Boundedoffline arithmetic/sampling only;not gambling advice,fair physical randomness,secure randomness or predictive certainty.

Description

A Yahtzee roll can be scored for a specific supported category after all five dice are known.

A Yahtzee roll can be scored for a specific supported category after all five dice are known.1

This tool covers upper categories, kinds, chance and Yahtzee under its declared inventory.

When to use Yahtzee Score Checker

Use this tool to apply the stated yahtzee score checker operation with an explicit input and unit basis.

How to use Yahtzee Score Checker and how it works

  1. Establish the text or game convention described above.
  2. Enter actualFiveDice, actualCategory and run the tool.
  3. Read result.categoryScore using the output meanings below.
  4. If input is rejected, correct the stated type, range, ordering or alignment issue and rerun; review successful results under the declared convention.
Input fieldMeaningValue typeRequirement
actualFiveDiceFive dice, on the basis specified in the algorithm.array of numberrequired; dense; align related rows as specified; further conditions in the algorithm
actualCategoryCategory, on the basis specified in the algorithm.stringrequired; further conditions in the algorithm

Require five integer dice 1–6. Upper categories sum matching faces; three/four-kind sum all dice when the threshold is met; chance always sums and Yahtzee returns 50 only for five equal dice.

upper = matching-face sum; kinds = threshold ? sum : 0; yahtzee = five equal ? 50 : 0

Apply the declared units, ordering and branch conditions.

Output fieldMeaningValue type
resultObject containing the declared output fields.object
result.categoryScoreInteger score for the selected supported dice category.number
json
{
  "input": {
    "actualFiveDice": [
      1,
      1,
      1,
      1,
      1
    ],
    "actualCategory": "yahtzee"
  },
  "output": {
    "result": {
      "categoryScore": 50
    }
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

The output applies the declared operation to the values you supply. Establish the measurement basis, units, coefficients and any caller-selected rules before interpreting it. The tool does not independently collect or verify observations or decide whether a model or reference applies.

Supply explicit required fields with the documented types and dense aligned arrays. Unknown fields, wrong types and nonfinite numbers are rejected. Branch-specific constraints are explained above. A successful false boolean, negative signed difference, empty slice or unresolved tie is distinct from an input error. Very large inputs or outputs may be rejected by shared resource limits.

Alternative or Complementary methods

For a related operation, use Words with Friends Score Calculator. A Words With Friends tile score depends on letter values, blank positions and declared bonuses.

For a related operation, use Scrabble Score Calculator. A Scrabble tile score combines the declared English letter values, blank tiles and bonuses.

References

  1. Yahtzee Score Checker — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

Don't forget to set a bookmark for tool.io!
Privacy | Imprint | Cookies