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[[File:YahtzeeJr1999.png|thumb|right|Box artwork, featuring {{p|Pikachu}}]]
[[File:YahtzeeJr1999.png|thumb|right|Box artwork, featuring {{p|Pikachu}}]]
'''Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.''' is a {{wp|board game}} manufactured by [[Hasbro]] and {{wp|Milton Bradley}}. It follows the same rules at the regular {{wp|Games related to Yahtzee#Yahtzee Jr.|Yahtzee Jr.}} board game, but features Pokémon characters.
'''Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.''' is a {{wp|board game}} manufactured by [[Hasbro]] and {{wp|Milton Bradley}}. It follows the same rules as the regular {{wp|Games related to Yahtzee#Yahtzee Jr.|Yahtzee Jr.}} board game, but features Pokémon characters.


A [[Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. (2003)|second edition of Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.]] featuring [[Generation III]] Pokémon was released in 2003. A similar game featuring [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, entitled [[Pokémon On A Roll]], was released by {{wp|Pressman Toy Corporation|Pressman Toy}}, but it does not bear the ''Yahtzee'' name.
A [[Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. (2004)|second edition of Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.]] featuring [[Generation III]] Pokémon was released in 2004. A similar game featuring [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, entitled [[Pokémon On A Roll]], was released by {{wp|Pressman Toy Corporation|Pressman Toy}}, but it does not bear the ''Yahtzee'' name.


==Playing the game==
==Playing the game==
Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. may be played alone or against other players. Each player recieves a score card with five different Pokémon on it - {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and {{p|Jigglypuff}}. There are five squares for each Pokémon on the score card and each square is coloured differently (there are six colors in all). The game also comes with a dice-rolling cup and six color-coded die. Each die has six Pokémon on it - the five above mentioned Pokémon and {{p|Ditto}}. Each player rolls the die three times and takes out one or more die and "saves" them. The objective of the game is to set aside as many die featuring the same Pokémon. After the player has rolled three times, the number of Pokémon die that the player rolled is tallied on the score card, organized by color. If a player rolls a Ditto, the Ditto may be used in place of the Pokémon that they were tallying. (for example, if a player rolls three Pikachu and a Ditto, and the Ditto is not the same color as the three Pikachu, they may use the Ditto in place of a fourth Pikachu). If a player rolls five of the same Pokémon within the three rolls, it is a "Yahtzee." The objective of the game is to roll as many of the same Pokémon as possible.
Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. may be played alone or with up to four players. In a one- or two-player game, each player has five turns. In a three-player game, each person has four turns, and in a four-player game, each person has three turns.


On each turn, a player may roll the dice up to three times. The object is to roll as many dice with the same character on it ({{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and {{p|Jigglypuff}}), setting aside matching dice and rolling the remainder. Rolling a {{p|Ditto}} on the dice is considered a "wild". A Ditto can be counted as one of any of the other five characters. After the three rolls are finished, the player marks their total score of one Pokémon on the scoreboard with a token. Players may score after one or two rolls if they consider their score satisfactory, however, a score must be chosen after the third roll. Different players' scores are differentiated with different colored tokens.
Rolling five of the same character is called a "Yahtzee" and is the best possible score. Rolling five Ditto is a "Pokémon Yahtzee" and can be scored as a Yahtzee on any Pokémon's scoring field.
At the end of each turn, the player adds their score to the scoreboard. For example, if the player rolled three Charmander and two Squirtle, they would score either three Charmander or two Squirtle on the scoreboard. Scores are final once placed and cannot be added to or removed. Additionally, each Pokémon character can only be scored once. If a score area has already been taken by another player, the token must be placed at the next available open space to the left.
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 6 May 2012

Box artwork, featuring Pikachu

Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. is a board game manufactured by Hasbro and Milton Bradley. It follows the same rules as the regular Yahtzee Jr. board game, but features Pokémon characters.

A second edition of Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. featuring Generation III Pokémon was released in 2004. A similar game featuring Generation IV Pokémon, entitled Pokémon On A Roll, was released by Pressman Toy, but it does not bear the Yahtzee name.

Playing the game

Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. may be played alone or with up to four players. In a one- or two-player game, each player has five turns. In a three-player game, each person has four turns, and in a four-player game, each person has three turns.

On each turn, a player may roll the dice up to three times. The object is to roll as many dice with the same character on it (Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Jigglypuff), setting aside matching dice and rolling the remainder. Rolling a Ditto on the dice is considered a "wild". A Ditto can be counted as one of any of the other five characters. After the three rolls are finished, the player marks their total score of one Pokémon on the scoreboard with a token. Players may score after one or two rolls if they consider their score satisfactory, however, a score must be chosen after the third roll. Different players' scores are differentiated with different colored tokens.

Rolling five of the same character is called a "Yahtzee" and is the best possible score. Rolling five Ditto is a "Pokémon Yahtzee" and can be scored as a Yahtzee on any Pokémon's scoring field.

At the end of each turn, the player adds their score to the scoreboard. For example, if the player rolled three Charmander and two Squirtle, they would score either three Charmander or two Squirtle on the scoreboard. Scores are final once placed and cannot be added to or removed. Additionally, each Pokémon character can only be scored once. If a score area has already been taken by another player, the token must be placed at the next available open space to the left.

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