Yahtzee is one of the most successful games of all time, with over 50 million sets sold.
It originated in Tibet. Then made its way onto a yacht. Then took over Canada. How the classic board game of Yahtzee came to be. )During the war years in the 1940's, there was material shortages and fuel rationing. As a result, families had to watch their pennies, and spent more time at home. It was during that difficult time that board games became popular. They were inexpensive, and gave people a much-needed stay-at-home diversion. Family, friends and neighbours could play.
This wealthy couple brought the game back to Canada, updated the rules, created a scorecard, and they would play it on their yacht. Whenever they had friends onboard, they would break out the dice game and have fun. Because they would play it on their yacht, they called it "The Yacht Game." Their friends enjoyed the game so much, they all wanted copies of their own.
The Canadian couple approached Lowe and asked him to produce a few samples of their Yacht game so they could give them to friends. Lowe liked the game so much, he offered to buy the rights. The Canadian couple agreed to sell the game, in exchange for the first 1,000 games Lowe produced – so they could continue to give the game as gifts. Lowe happily agreed, and they shook hands.
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