Yahtzee® with Buddies Dice Reviews

by DonnaMacy

I’m liking this app less and less. So many bugs which don’t seem to be fixed while continually rolling out new feature which are nothing more than Free Roll eating behemoths. Taking away red scratchers for game play stinks,especially when the game is so slanted in favor of the house. Your customer service people are either misinformed or liars as they continue to repeat that the red scratchers for person to person games are in the treasure chests, one shows up here and there but that’s it. It’s ridiculous to think, odds wise, that one cannot roll a specific die one time in a game, unrealistic. You can see the dice rolling and jumping off the die you need. Feast, too long and too frequent. Roaming players jumping from family to family and not participating when let into a new Family is getting old. They need a time out or something if they are chronic abusers. Punishing players who do buy from you by taking away their free ads for several days to several weeks is ridiculous. Many of your customer service people appear to be either incompetent or liars. Additionally, the winning of repetitive dice in the prize claw. Can’t believe you still haven’t fixed that. And why did you take away our Dice Masters. I’m reminded of that great game from years ago called Mafia Wars wherein The greed and incompetence of the company and developers magically made the game lose popularity seemingly overnight and then it was gone

by Mpal629

This is the second time I’ve downloaded this game. First time around I paid a one time fee to remove ads from gameplay & I played to a level where I was unable to advance further (essentially I had plateaued at a high tournament level & was unable to meet the goal to advance to another level). While I was enjoying the game quite a bit, I needed space on my device and was getting bored with no longer moving up tournament levels so I decided to delete Yahtzee .

Recently I downloaded Yahtzee again, figuring I would start over from the beginning. Unfortunately, this time around, the only option to remove ads is to subscribe to a prize pass membership for a recurring charge of $8 a month. When I first looked into this, I was having an average of 3 ads pop up in each game. I wrote a message thru the help/contact us link stating that this seemed like a steep price to pay to remove ads when most other game apps charge a one time fee around $3 to do this. The response I got was “some people pay the subscription price because they think it’s fun”

I’m now getting between 8-10 ads within a single game. Feels like every few rolls of the dice I have to wait 15-30 seconds for an ad to play before I can move onto my next turn. Seems like they are trying to force people into paying $8 per month which seems ridiculous. I’ll be deleting it again and looking for alternative this app game apps.

by GordonSLC

This is a very addictive and fun version of this app. The issue I have is there is a way to roll More than the standard 3 rolls. Buy extra rolls. Granted you are given “scratch cards that sometimes give you free rolls and sometimes just other ways to play other games within Yahtzee . Don’t get me wrong. This is a fun game. But if you have money and can buy he extra rolls you can almost always win against he online opponent. Or in my case be beaten by the opponent as I can’t buy any extra rolls. I have to rely on luck of the scratch cards to win more rolls. Or ask my this app family to give me one extra roll. All in all fun. Just make sure to pick your payment wallet down or you will end up spending a lot of money to play. Unless you have extra to throw away. Happy Rolling!!! I have a major problem with the support team. The game right now is not allowing any buddy on my team to play other buddies from other teams on the main level. And in the family games we can’t play anymore or collect rewards from survivor. Survivor by the way is the only thing we can play. We all explain our problems we’re having and support says please give us more information. First level support is not worth a penny. The first level support can’t figure it out they need to escalate it because you have 50 people that are getting very frustrated. After two years still the same.

by Joshua_welch

If you love throwing your wallet at your phone, you have found your holy grail. Has the game not given you your tournament rewards? Place the phone down and throw your wallet at it. The game freeze up and won’t play correctly after a reinstall? Place the phone down, throw your wallet at it. Want cool new, anything? Throw wallet, at phone. Want to play another round after the very first one they let you play for free? Wallet, throw, at phone. Do your dice rolls feel downgraded, almost as is you suddenly can’t win a game to save your life? Buy bonus rolls, ta-da it’s magically fixed, until you need to buy more. The support staff only have the ability to redistribute the bonus rolls the game will constantly refuse to reward you - as well as craftily take from your accounts total - blaming issues they can’t discuss. Other than that the answer to your problems will ALWAYS be “we have forwarded this as feedback to our development team. Nothing will be done about it but don’t you feel better now?” ALL new updates REQUIRE real money to use and NO issues are being fixed. They even delete old broken systems so that yours, amongst many others, issue then disappears. There’s another version of this “game” floating around, flock to it. Unless you’re real world rich, than by all means, download and get your wallet ready. Invest in a screen protector.

by Yttee

Several times with updates, Yahtzee crashes OFTEN during game play...or it’ll crash when I’m watching an ad & then the free die or scratcher I’m waiting for isn’t rewarded. This doesn’t make it tempting for a player to keep playing when one has to continually open Yahtzee to restart the game! The older version was much better; definitely in two ways. 1) The player could purchase & choose the dice he/she wanted (with earned coins, not bought) instead of a “claw machine” randomly picking the dice & usually giving duplicates without the special effects! 2) The Showdown competitions posted the score the player needed to beat. At least this gave the player an idea of what the goal was that had to be reached. The current app version assures that a player, in most cases, will have to use extra dice to even attempt to beat the lineup of competitors in the Showdown. Doesn’t make for much fun when you have a good score & then the adversary’s last roll is yet a third this app! Rigged? Totally! Sure, multiple this app’s are possible. No doubt. But for most “real” players, it doesn’t happen in such a regular basis as it does for Yahtzee characters.

If it weren’t for the fact that I play several regular competitors & for the time that I’ve invested over the years, I would delete Yahtzee. I’m glad for those who like the game, but it sure doesn’t deserve a 4.4* in my experience.

UPDATE:: STILL CRASHING!!!!!!! 😡

by JessyKlein

My boyfriend and I love this game, to the point we’ve now been playing all the side games too. However, as avid players we’ve both noticed some fishy dice. For example, on the bowling game it will give us 3 goals. My last goal will be a 6, and I’ll roll three turns and not role a single 6. I’ll opt to use my dice blocks for an extra roll, or watch an add and not only do I not get a single 6, but I’ll get the EXACT SAME ROLL I had prior. There’s also periods where I’ll be having really great rolls and then things like the above example happen over and over so my usage declines and then suddenly I’m having normal rolls again. Now, this could be total conspiracy but as someone with a bit of coding experience this could be coded in the program as a way to get players to purchase dice rather than simply watching adds. They get you in by giving you good rolls and then when your daily usage reaches a certain level the program can tell you’re an avid player in which case it could easily give you bad rolls. Also why is it that I can get literally 4 yahtzees in a row and not pass a level for some of the mini games! The derby game, the survivor game, the family game, and the painting game! The game is literally called this app!!! Getting one, let alone 4, should be a trump for every single game on there.

by 4trek

This is a great free app. And this app lovers love it. One problem I see with it, is that the adds are very repetitive and there is no way to opt out of adds for apps you’ve purchased. And occasionally there are a few very loud and frankly creepy adds or two that pop up and you can’t turn down the volume fast enough. A couple of the adds are very non-child friendly and I imagine children might be playing this game. I realize that’s the price you pay for “free”. As there is nothing free , I get that. But if you are easily startled or get the willies from a weird add this game may not be for you. But as far as this app goes? It’s good.
I’ve been playing this game for a year. Consistently moving up the leagues so to speak. However during Covid people like me have many extra duties and time consuming responsibilities and I can’t play as often as I would like. What I’ve discovered is that after all the work of moving up. (Fun work) I’m getting demoted. Which means I earn less points. I do not think that’s fair given the work it takes to move up. Then getting demoted takes the fun out. I’ve decided despite the fun. One more demotion and I quit. Given the world we’re in this app w buddies is losing the “joy”. Come on give this this app world a break and stop demoting......

by Kep.ler

With Yahtzee, you have two options for gameplay. You can play one turn at a time with strangers, which can be a very time-consuming endeavor. If you want to play a game by yourself (against the computer) you have the second option of engaging in the adventure modes. This is the typical profitable app model that uses timer countdown limits (e.g. once you play one game, you must wait three hours until you can play again) that encourage the user to utilize in-app purchases to buy local currencies.

While I’m not the biggest fan of this model, I understand that it’s very prevalent and I’ve become accustomed to being patient and looking forward to it. What is the biggest disappointment is that many of the games are clearly fixed (in order to gain any significant advantage you would likely need to utilize further in-app purchases). I am obtaining my master’s degree in statistics and the probability of some of these outcomes happening repeatedly and as constantly as they do is so remote that it has just become so discouraging.

If you’re looking to play this app, don’t get Yahtzee. The design is nice and the gameplay is superb, but unless you’re looking for an app that you mindlessly check on every few hours or if you don’t mind spending your actual money on this game, then go ahead and try it. I had been really underwhelmed with the game that I had deleted it. After having recently re-downloaded it, I will soon be deleting it again.

by SarahLovesElvis

I like the new version overall. Scorecards all on one screen, more new dice and frames and events and it seems fun!...Until you realize that they’ve screwed you once again. Been playing for years now and I will not spend money for extra rolls, and if you don’t, they make it more difficult to beat each stage in the showdown. They always have, so I’m used to that. Sometimes it would take me a little longer to beat the whole thing and sometimes I’d get close but couldn’t beat it before the event was over. Fine. Well now, if you don’t get extra rolls, you might as well forget it. I play frequently and have yet to make to beat one showdown. Honestly, they’ve made it nearly impossible. Now, I do have to say that they have made it easier to win extra rolls on the scratchers. I’d never won more than 3 before (again...been playing for years) and in the new version I’ve already won 5 extra and 15 extra. But I guess because that improved, they had to do something to make other parts more difficult to entice you to buy more rolls. Needless to say, I was pretty excited at first but after a few weeks I’ve become even more annoyed with it than I ever had been before. It’s a bit ridiculous. There are other minor things that would make it a little better, visually and whatnot, but I don’t even care because I don’t see myself playing as much anymore anyway. Quite disappointed.

by Briannicklaus

This game offers the standard game of this app and allows you to play against friends, family, or strangers on the internet. You can also play against the computer in slightly different versions of this app and win prizes. It really could be a fun game, but the downsides really impact the level of fun this game offers. The biggest, and most in your face is the way they implemented ads. In the middle of a roll, it leaves the game screen and goes to a full page ad. Sometimes you can click the X and go back to the game, sometimes you have to watch 5 seconds, others 30 seconds, sometimes there are more than 1 you have to watch. The X isn’t always in the same place. By the time you get back to the game, you have to figure out what turn you were on and what you need to go for. The interruption from the ads is really bad and it is very frequent; approximately every three turns. You can get rid of the ads for the crazy price of $8/month. On top of the ads, something doesn’t seem to be coded efficiently as this game burns through your battery so much faster than anything else. There are a lot of in app purchases that are priced really high for what you get. I really hope they decide to offer an option to go adds free without signing up for the prize pass and figure out how to make the game run a little smoother overall. It has great potential.

by Ver-Brick

The game is very addictive and filled with tournaments and a variety of events to interest everyone. You are playing against people from all over the world so you meet a lot of nice people. The problem is that you need bonus rolls for a free turn or to participate in some events and they are very expensive. You can earn some free rolls but some players can earn 4 while some may earn 10 or 20 each day. They offer special packages or events but some players have access to them while others won’t. Prices on some of their packages also vary from player to player. My husband plays as well and one of us will have a better package offer than the other or may have an event that they don’t. It’s meant to be a competitive game yet Scopely doesn’t level the playing field. They create ways within the events to make you spend your bonus rolls if you don’t want to drop out of the game. Their graphics are nice but a little overboard and real battery wasters. Do I really need to see a dog jump and then bark every time I get a this app? They have a dice claw that you earn tokens to get free dice and players often get dice they already have. Many complain about duplicates but are always told that it will be discussed at their meetings. If I were rich this would be the best game ever...but since I’m not, it’s a big aggravation I shouldn’t have from something that is supposed to be fun.

by RavenEF

I love this game but they have gone from buying dice that you roll with some of the bonus dice packs. Where you paid and got what you paid for. Although rather expensive it was much better than this stupid claw machine where there is no choice or exchange the doubles you get aren’t even for the super dice and frankly shouldn’t even be there if you already have them. They keep track of what you have their computers know.
Also they lie bonus rolls are not everywhere and every time they update they are harder and harder to get. Don’t let the black mega scratchers fool you, you mostly get experience points almost never dice and frankly with the word mega in the name there should be at least 5 dice on every single one of those cards and 3 on the red ones. OMG they act like these dice are made literally out of gold. It use to be so easy to get new dice to roll and bonus rolls they’ve made it so much harder that I sometimes hate this game.
It’s even harder to roll what you need now. Random I don’t really believe it. Cheating is more like it or bonus rolls wouldn’t be needed so often. In the actual game with actual dice no one needs or gets bonus rolls and people manage to play and win the game and get the rolls they need. I have played this game more in real time than on any computer. Dice don’t roll like that. Also they steal the scratches half of the time when you win them.

by 😷lisa B.

I love playing this app with Yahtzee. However, it pisses me off that the bonus dice you can either win or purchase alone or in a package to play more games is rigged to disappear whenever u start playing a game. You can have your app show you have 10 dice when you start a game, even if u win more dice or buy more dice during this game the dice disappear at a rate of 3 to 1 - sometimes more. What I mean by that is when u finish that game it’s like it cost 3 or more dice to play that game even though it shows that games cost is one or two dice to play, but it deducts 3x the amount posted. I have tried to contact someone who are in charge of handling refunds for the company by using the contact email through Yahtzee , however nobody will address the issue. I’ve left my complaints with all contact information but no one will contact me back. And the live chat contact tells me to hold on while they locate someone to talk to me and I wait and wait but they don’t respond for days and they’re like hello? Sry we missed u basically. I’m sure I’m owed over $150 worth of purchased dice that just disappear not to mention the dice I’ve earned by winning games. I feel I should be credited back dice or refund my wasted $. Selling games but erasing them is stealing!!!

by Jairatraci

I had to contact customer service because I wasn’t getting the help I asked for in my “family”. I would hit claim and it would go away in the chat but the items would not be available for me to use. This happened for at least 2 days. I contacted customer service and got a response the next day about how to make sure my game was updated(it was), make sure I cleared temporary data(I did), force close Yahtzee (I do every time I get out of the game), and to restart my phone(I did this as well). They still didn’t show up so I responded that I did all that and they still weren’t there. I was, however, able to claim them for that day and they got added to my inventory. I got a response back from someone else stating that I got them for that day and used them and closed the “case”. I contacted them again and said I didn’t get them for the 2 days before that day. I got a response back from yet another person saying that I claimed them for the day before. They didn’t say anything about using them. I know I claimed them. The issue isn’t that it wasn’t letting me claim them. The issue was that I could claim them but they weren’t put into my inventory so I could use them. I’m going to continue playing the game but I refuse to spend any money on it now since they have shown me that they don’t care if their game messes up and doesn’t give people things that they are supposed to get.

by Queen Tish T

I love the variety of the games. I love the camaraderie and the family I have a magnificent family that I'm playing with. Treasure hunt is by far my favorite. However, the amount it takes to win or get promoted is ridiculous there's no way that you can do it by just doing your free place and there's so much time in between free free place kind of lose interest in that. And it takes so many extra rolls to play again like three dice for one more game in treasure hunt or in the family games. And the reward you get are not conducive to the same amount that you have to put in. And getting free bonus rolls takes forever and if you bought anything you only get four if you're lucky. Otherwise you may get lucky and get 12 but it takes such a long time and it shouldn't be that way. I'm hoping with this update that they've got all the bugs out and the glitches because I kept freezing everyone I know kept freezing on their games and they'd have to back out of it and go back in it was pretty much a hassle. However overall I do love this game and I would like to continue playing but I would like to see bigger rewards or quicker ways to get bonus rolls without having to spend money play play play and have fun anyways love the game love to camaraderie.

by ShePro

I loved this game as a board game and I was so happy years ago when I realized there was a mobile version to play on phones and I’ve been playing ever since. This game is still my absolute favorite game, it never gets boring I’ve been playing for 4 years and it has changed and always for the better, I’m never disappointed. I love that you can collect not only dice but scoreboards as well. There is always prize climbs and coin adventures to earn more exclusive dice. You can also play the showdowns and earn tokens, bonus rolls and anything that you need to add to your playing pleasure, as well as more dice. There are also special prize token machines added for special occasions or just because it is spring so there are so many opportunities to earn more fantastic dice. This game has all the bells and whistles the developers have thought of everything, it definitely exceeds all expectations. If you love the board game(this app)or dice games then I would recommend downloading this one. Also an added bonus is the customer support team they quickly, efficiently and competently address any issues you might have and resolve it to a fair and satisfactory outcome.

by Irishladiibug

If you love this app, goofy challenges, unique prizes, team efforts and [of course] the "usual drill" with regards to always available, constantly updating and mercilessly inundating event offers, then you are probably going to spend at least a small amount of cash on Yahtzee. While it IS possible to play WITHOUT spending (especially if you’re good AND lucky), it’s just a tad MORE enjoyable if you’re able to pick up a few more fun extras during events and challenges (I really enjoy changing up my dice sets and other playful decorating options)!

Try [always!] to keep SOME focus on what’s going on around you and remember to "take it easy" if you find yourself getting caught up in every single one of those challenges, tournaments and event offers; I’ve found it can be quite easy to get carried away if you’re at all distracted!

DO keep in mind, as you navigate your way through this bustling 'this app Adventureland’...you will have all SORTS of options to create new friendships; as well, the possibility could also present where you find yourself reconnecting with people you haven’t touched base with in many moons. In any event, have fun and GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!!

by Ash Sav 333

Fantastic game with hours worth of fun including multiple mini games, different style this app games that keep things interesting, tournaments that are free and there are only very MINIMAL ads. There’s ways to gain dice to enter tournaments for free by watching ads which aren’t long at all and worth it. Also, there’s a bunch of different ways to win dice that you use to roll, which is fun and interesting to see the new dice available. The prize claw gives you the chance to get new dice to roll during play, and you need tokens to access them, which does get aggravating because it isn’t easy to win tokens, but as long as you keep playing, and winning, you will win them in due time. New tournaments are added all the time and you can also just play regular old this app with friends or newly added friends. You could win scratch off cards to gain xp and gain achievements along with dice to use to enter tournaments when they are no longer free and you have to wait a bit of time to renter without them and also they could be used in this app game to re-roll. Thanks for a this app game WORTH the download!! I’ve been playing for a week and I’m obsessed!!

by Stacey_S1975

I grew up playing & Loving this app so when I found this game a couple years back I downloaded it of course and fell in love with it! After accumulating a bunch of dice & paying for the one without those Awful annoying adds popping up between each game Just when I thought I’d found the Perfect this app THEY GO & UPDATE THE THING! And It screwed it all up! Then I got a new phone and I don’t know what happened but when I downloaded the game again it was all different & I couldn’t get all my dice among a lot of other problems so as sad as I was I uninstalled the game. I check back from time to time to see if maybe I’ll read some good reviews that’ll make me want to get the game back But nothing yet!

UPDATE....... I wish I knew the date I wrote the review above but anyway I recently downloaded this game again after at least a cpl yrs and I’m so glad I did! The game has completely Changed and for the better! It’s so smooth there’s no glitches or lags. Whoever is responsible for the improvement needs a raise & thank you! I’ve enjoyed this app since I was a young girl it’s my favorite game! Love all the pretty dice too!

still loving the game !!!

by Scoobygirl76

This is an awesome game. It gives me the perfect “wind down” from a long day. I probably spend too much time playing it in fact. I also do spend money from time to time, which got rid of the massive amount of ads.
But, I have noticed some things that I feel could be addressed to improve customer satisfaction. I read reviews all the time complaining about not getting enough extra rolls, and it is true. Offering us the option to subscribe to something for extra money is not the solution. If we had extra money to spend we would just buy what we want. Just change the odds on the scratchers to be less stingy with dice, you attract more flies with sugar not vinegar. Taking away the red scratchers at the end of buddy matches was a pretty crappy thing to do. Scopely needs to listen to what everybody says, not just the ones who are happy to spend money. Your massive graphics do make this game difficult to play because it does drain the battery life so fast. I would play it more if it wasn’t such a drain. If you really care, you will listen to what people want. Just make tweaks to the game in favor of the players that love your game, not tweets to make more money. Greed is a deadly sin.

by Lmn6xc

It’s so addicting, but now at level 103, I find myself so frustrated saying, “OMG, I hate this game!” more and more everyday. At first, it’s fun and easy to level up, then it becomes so mundane and practically impossible to advance your player experience level & tournament leagues. Then they’ll add new features, events, mini games, limited series, etc. and it gets super fun again!! I don’t understand it but maybe one or two days a month I’ll have the best luck and win, win, win! But the other 95% of the time all I do is lose, lose, lose and can’t get a good game to save my life. It once took me 2 weeks, 4-5 times every single day, to defeat a single Dice Master in a Dice World event. It was outrageous. I’ve also spent over 800 bonus rolls just to complete a Victory Rush event to win a limited edition dice and frame set....I will say, Customer Support is amazing! The absolute best I’ve ever had experience with in any game I’ve ever played and trust me, I’ve played 100s. They respond quickly and are happy to credit your account (Not nearly to it’s entirety, but to a certain point)any items you lost due to game glitches. There are a few really, really, really annoying glitches that still occur at the very worst moments and have really screwed me, but not a ton of them at least. I love this games as much as a perfect 5 star game but I also hate it as much as a 1 star game so that’s why it gets 3 stars.

by Justluvlookin

I love this game. I’ve been playing for a little over a year now and I play everyday, many times everyday actually. I love the “family” options- chat, family feast and family games. For a few months now, it has become almost impossible to rely on winning bonus rolls. For instance, when I receive even 1 black scratcher, that means I have played 5 games with someone. After playing for a year, I have many rivals that I play daily and that means I get quite a few (scratchers) “chances” to win bonus rolls, they just don’t seem to be available very often. So the same example of 5games, many times I don’t scratch the black cards until I have 10 or more. Most often- out of 10black scratchers, I will win from 0-4 (pretty average) and that’s the reward for playing 50 games! I would love to win rolls as often as I did when I first started to play, and now, with lack of them, I play less. Because I play less, and don’t have the rolls (sometimes necessary) to win tournaments, so I’ve been stuck on the same league for months. I would love to see more bonus rolls and possibly a few less “trophies” to progress. This game is still so much fun and I’m still addicted! I would just like to be addicted and playing with more bonus rolls!