The colored-dice classic deserves its proper card: every category from the Basic section through Kismet itself, the three-tier bonus printed where you can see it, and the pip colors explained — because Flush and Full House Same Color are where new players get lost.
| Category | Scores | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aces (1s) | total of 1s | ||||||
| Deuces (2s) | total of 2s | ||||||
| Treys (3s) | total of 3s | ||||||
| Fours | total of 4s | ||||||
| Fives | total of 5s | ||||||
| Sixes | total of 6s | ||||||
| Basic total + bonus | 63–70 → 35 · 71–77 → 55 · 78+ → 75 | ||||||
| 2 Pair Same Color | all 5 dice | ||||||
| 3 of a Kind | all 5 dice | ||||||
| Straight | 30 | ||||||
| Flush (5 same color) | 35 | ||||||
| Full House | dice + 15 | ||||||
| Full House Same Color | dice + 20 | ||||||
| 4 of a Kind | dice + 25 | ||||||
| Yarborough (any) | all 5 dice | ||||||
| KISMET (5 of a kind) | dice + 50 | ||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | |||||||
Kismet is the 1964 answer to the question "what if the dice had suits?" Five dice, up to three rolls a turn keeping what you like, one box filled per turn — familiar bones. The twist is in the pips: 1 and 6 are black, 2 and 5 red, 3 and 4 green, and the card pays for color as well as number.
The Basic section totals each number, and its bonus climbs in three tiers — 35, 55, then 75 at 78-plus, so a hot upper section keeps paying long after the Yahtzee-style bonus would have flatlined. Below, the combination boxes: Straight and Flush pay flat (30 and 35), while Full House, its same-color cousin, 4 of a Kind and Kismet itself pay the dice total plus a bonus — 15, 20, 25 and 50 respectively. Yarborough is the anything-goes box for salvaging a mess.
The color boxes reward planning your keeps by pip color, not just number — holding two red dice chases a Flush and a Full House Same Color at once. And because same-color boxes score dice-plus-bonus, high pips matter: a 6-6-6-1-1 full house in black is worth 35, but 6-6-6-5-5 mixed is only 15 more than its pips. That arithmetic is the game.
Can a Straight be any five in a row? 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6, both flat 30.
Is there a second-Kismet bonus? Not in the standard card — unlike Yahtzee, extra five-of-a-kinds have no special payout; roll them into Yarborough or a matching number box.