Like all of the added game modes in this game, it’s a way of playing that would never work in the real world - the colored dice are inserted at random. I found a new favorite in Rainbow mode, which adds colored dice to the mix, allowing you to score extra points when you match up colors. Otherwise, though, Adventure mode is a blast, walking you through every one of Yahtzee for iPad‘s multiple game modes - and there are lots of modes to enjoy beyond the classic Yahtzee game that everyone knows. Defeat one of them, and your reward is unlocking a silly bio about them in the Extras menu.

At times they’re downright annoying, particularly when they offer speech bubbles with “advice” in the middle of a game. The entree is the “Adventure” mode,Â which is basically a campaign of all of the different Yahtzee games strung together, where you battle a lineup of ten different Yahtzee “adventurers.” The attempt at adding a story to this mode is completely unnecessary, and your opponents are hokey caricatures that offer nothing to enhance the gaming experience. That attention to detail carries over into the gameplay, where there are so many ways of playing and extending your experience, I don’t think you could ever run out of things to do. No detail has been overlooked I appreciated that there’s a different rattling sound dependent on how many dice are in the cup. The game is a visual feast, providing endless special effects when you roll well, and the audio is just as rich. I can’t say enough good things about the graphic and audio experience. For serious fans of the original dice game, it’s an absolute requirement. Whether you want to jump into a quick solo game or play against opponents (both real or virtual), Yahtzee for iPad is a terrific, visually rich experience that rarely disappoints.

Different yahtzee games