🎲 Kniffel / Yatzee

This is a simple CLI implementation of the popular dice game "Kniffel" (also known as "Yahtzee"). The game is written in Go and can be played in the terminal. Cobra is used for the CLI implementation and tview for the UI.

Run the game

1. Clone the repository
2. Run go run main.go play to start the game
3. Have fun!

Kniffel/Yahtzee Rules

The rules of the game are simple:

• You have 5 dice
• You can roll the dice up to 3 times
• After each roll, you can choose which dice to keep and which to reroll
• After the 3rd roll, you have to choose a category to score your dice in
• The game ends after 13 rounds
• The player with the highest score wins
• The categories are:
  • Ones
  • Twos
  • Threes
  • Fours
  • Fives
  • Sixes
  • Three of a kind
  • Four of a kind
  • Full house
  • Small straight
  • Large straight
  • Yahtzee
  • Chance
• The scoring is as follows:
  • Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes: The sum of all dice with the corresponding number
  • Three of a kind: The sum of all dice
  • Four of a kind: The sum of all dice
  • Full house: 25 points
  • Small straight: 30 points
  • Large straight: 40 points
  • Yahtzee: 50 points
  • Chance: The sum of all dice
• If you score 63 or more points in the categories Ones to Sixes, you get a bonus of 35 points
• That's it! Have fun playing!

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