Getting campy with Yahtzee

 

When I was younge, we use to play a lot of games as a family.  Whenever we went camping, especially if we were staying in a cabin or trailer, we would bring Yahtzee.

Yahtzee is the perfect game to bring with you somewhere as you can easily pack everything into the "cup", and make it very portable, and thus it doesn't take up a lot of room.

It also makes a perfect family game.  Even with little ones, they might not be able to add up their score, but they can shake the dice and roll it out.  Then an older person can help them count out their score, and figure out the best option for them.

Yahtzee is really great for helping with printing, fine motor skills, and also addition.  It even has a tiny bit of strategy in that you sometimes have to figure out which is the best place to score this roll. The most obvious spot isn't the best.

I like that it is simple, and easy enough that kids have a fair shot at winning.

We found it to be the perfect family game for our camping trips and played it for hours.

What are your go to games?