Stress Free Yatzy Dice Game Reviews

If the outcome of the roll were more random I would enjoy this game so much more. Playing for a day and only filling a large straight or a Yahtzee a few times is frustrating. It is mathematically more impossible than rolling the exact same dice three times in a row! Saving one die and getting the exact same result in the same order on the subsequent two rolls? There is no way this is possible!

Till today your two Yatzy- games were my favorite. I had no interference from ads at the bottom of my screen. It was easy to see clearly and I loved it but just a few minutes ago it shut down while I was playing and when It came back there were bright white ads streaming across the bottom of my screen. Could no longer concentrate and did terrible on the game. Very upset because I love this game but I can’t play that on the bottom of the screen it’s too annoying and hard on the eyes I would gladly pay for both of these to get rid of it permanently

I Loved Playing this game! However, just a couple of nights ago, the program just crashes on me & does this about 2-3 times a game. But when I bring the game back up, the is score/board is where I left off. So, that is good news. But, I will stop playing the game, until the program crashes are resolved. Hopefully, it will be soon!!

I just found this a couple of weeks ago and have had to delete StressFreeYatzyDiceGame and reload it twice. After about 15-20 games it would lock up ... can’t roll the dice, totaled answers are blank, can’t choose a slot to play. Otherwise it’s been a very fun game to play ... easy to roll, choose options to play, etc and would love to have it on my phone .. but too frustrating when it locks up.

It looks like a nice, no frills app, and to be fair there’s no pay to play gouging, and it just lets you play. Unfortunately it has two fatal flaws:
1) The random number generation is ridiculous. Not even close to being the averages of what you would expect from physical dice. Given how simple it is to generate a random dice roll in programming, I can only assume it’s by design and intentionally skewed for some reason. (Not even just the re-rolled dice coming up the same a ridiculous amount as others have mentioned, just bad across the board).
2) More than half the time (guesstimating) you don’t get two extra rolls, you only get one.
If they offered power-ups you could buy, or other IAP, I would say that they intentionally try to damage your score for financial reasons. But being they don’t have IAP or any other financial incentives, I can only guess it is just bad programming.

I’m a fan of Yahtzee, that is, with real dice. However it’s not always practical to play when out and about. So I’ve been looking for a simulation. This one has been fun, but I’m not impressed by it’s random generator. If I’m holding on 4 dice on my third roll, I’ve noticed the 5th dice will turn to show the exact same number it did on the second roll far more often than I encounter in real life. Because of this, I’ve learned to basically “give up” if I don’t have a scoring combination after 2 rolls. I guess it’s a more challenging version of Yahtzee in that sense. Still, I’d like it better if it mimicked the real thing better

The random generator, as previous reviewer G.G. pointed out, has a problem. The un-held dice on a third throw will turn up the same way too often. I hope the makers can solve this as Boy Howdy is the simplest Yahtzee/Yatzy to use - without all those annoying alternative games and gimmicks. AND a second complaint here: how hard could it be to incorporate individual stats that cover the long haul? Comparing one’s single highest score today or this week or ever is pretty meaningless, since everyone knows that scores above 400 are a function of pure luck (multiple Yahtzees), and that those who hold the very highest scores probably have little other life! So ... keep my individual stats, so that I can challenge myself to beat MY highest score or improve on my AVERAGE SCORE over time.

i’d pay just to get rid of the ads down below & between games. otherwise great game. we like it because we have poor eyesight & can see this game much better then the others. it’s just the bombardment of ads advertising his other games i don’t like

the only other annoying thing is after you play a game, and are DONE playing, it makes you play again even when you want to quit playing. i don’t like that because when you quit then run StressFreeYatzyDiceGame again later it saves your game from before. i hate that.

Finally, a Yahtzee game that’s exactly like the old physical game! No stupid pay to play tactics. No dumb gimmicks. And the dice rolls are the same randomness as real dice in all the games I’ve played so far. Thanks for a great game.

Just one request: I like that there are no crazy IAPs, but would you consider adding the option to pay 1.99 to remove ads? Why not give us the option? That’s the only reason I docked a star. Even though the small banner ads are not at all intrusive, I’d rather pay one time to remove them. Maybe in a future update?

Best of the bunch for no online requirement, no pay to win and no endless tutorial like all the others seem to have but man is that RNG frustrating. Too many times I'm holding 3 die and the other two come up as the same numbers for multiple rolls. It's also a very ugly game to look at. Still arguably the best one for being so straight forward.

This game is pretty engaging. It seems to be set to ‘medium’. Meaning that it’s not too hard to get bonus, Yahtzee’s, and other good rolls. The only 2 downsides: Constantly cuing to install other games, and the ads are close enough on the bottom to sometimes mistakenly click one whilst trying to play. All in all, a good free game.

FINALLY, a game that actually is what it is! It’s Yatze without 500 ads per session, things that blow up, or you have to buy your way into something that is actually a part of the game, etc. I can play a round in about 3 minutes, which is perfect for those times where you can’t get too involved in a long game! :-) Yeah — GET THIS GAME!

I feel like Boy Howdy are the good guys/gals of mobile. The ads are minimal, which is great. I like to play while listening to podcasts. Other games have ads that pause my audio, which means I constantly have to switch apps to unpause. All Boy Howdy games I’ve played do a good job of getting out of your way, and I appreciate that. Plus they make good games!

I learned how to play Yahtzee from watching Jerma play that Mario game pack and one of them was two player Yahtzee and it was so fun I downloaded StressFreeYatzyDiceGame to play. This is by far and away the best Yahtzee app I've tried and I appreciate the ads just being a banner down at the bottom. There are so many apps nowadays that let you play like three moves and then make you watch a full screen unskippable ad and thank god this isn't one of them. I would happily pay a small price to remove even the banner ads, but as it is I am more than happy to keep playing with the ads down at the bottom.

The only things I wish I could change about StressFreeYatzyDiceGame are:

-add different scoreboard metrics, like average score or total number of yahtzees (just for fun, it's neat to see stats like that)

-add a 'new game' button on the main screen that only takes one click. Sometimes I get into a terrible game and want to start over so I don't have to break my rhythm. Just a thought.

I have used Yahtzee for +years.
I find StressFreeYatzyDiceGame to be a favorite. No timer, no interruptions for ads. I play this for hours at the end of my day to relax. Very easy to use.
Has an encouraging end of game and displays a reward screen when you top your highest score so far. Fast moving and I am enjoying every day. Would recommend.

I’m not a big video game person. I used to play this game as a kid and enjoyed the challenges and strategies involved. It’s a classic game that is free from a classic owner company. I spend hours playing and no two games are the same
Easy to learn. Easy to play. Easy to enjoy

This is actually the second Yahtzee app I’ve downloaded - I had to delete the first because all the bells and whistles were irritating me. This, on the other hand, was exactly what I wanted. I’ve spent hours playing it. A+, would procrastinate from doing my job with again.

This is a great version. And I love that there are no ads. I just can’t figure out how, if it’s a game of chance run by a computer, people are getting over 700 as a score. I can’t break 350. Either way, you will be happy with this game.

I like playing against no one else. Tried the multiple people and sat and waited for a long time as most players played multiple. So I like this much better.
I enjoy playing regular and super Yahtzee. The games work well, and are a lot of fun.

I play this game several times a day and am addicted. I had a question about it and emailed the company. Believe it or not, the owner, Julie, actually responded to me within a few hours.

They care about their products. I recommend their games to everyone.

Thanks Julie!!