# Thirty Dots - thirteen scoring fields, five dice, three rolls and you. **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [April 28, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087 "2011-04-28T22:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/1 "2011-04-28T22:52:14Z")
[http://thirtydotsdice.com/](http://thirtydotsdice.com/) I wrote a (free!) web game I’m calling Thirty Dots. It’s based on an old dice game called Yacht, and has absolutely nothing to do with another game sold by Hasbro that might look similar. 😛 I’m putting it here because it has ads, that I hope someday generates a small amount of revenue for me, so please, go, play, have fun and tell someone else if you are so inclined! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/2 "2011-04-29T15:31:57Z")
I gave it a try. Scored 308. It was fun. Assuming someone was completely unfamiliar with the other “game sold by Hasbro that might look similar” you may want to lengthen the instructions to talk about what each of those categories are, and how they’re scored (plus what it takes to hit the pip bonus). ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/3 "2011-04-29T18:23:37Z")
I like it. Played a few and got 421 🙂 I think you should have a final percentile stat that tells me what % of final scores I beat ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/4 "2011-04-29T18:59:14Z")
I just got 496. Not sure exactly how, but it gave me 250 for my quinces. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/5 "2011-04-29T20:21:29Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I gave it a try. Scored 308. It was fun. > > Assuming someone was completely unfamiliar with the other “game sold by Hasbro that might look similar” you may want to lengthen the instructions to talk about what each of those categories are, and how they’re scored (plus what it takes to hit the pip bonus). Yep. I have no idea what “quinces” are (five of a kind?), or how to get the pip bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/6 "2011-04-29T21:41:23Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Yep. I have no idea what “quinces” are (five of a kind?), or how to get the pip bonus. Well if it’s similar to another game I played once “quinces” would be when all of the dice have the same number on it and you are supposed to yell out “Yah…I mean Quinces!” ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/7 "2011-04-30T01:35:13Z")
It took me a while to even understand it. I got 162 in my first complete game. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/8 "2011-05-02T20:53:18Z")
A fun little time-killer, but I’ll echo the need for more complete instructions. And to nit-pick, I wonder if the rolling of the dice could be a little more… kinetic? animated? Not sure the word I’m going for, but you know what I mean. Make it a little more visually interesting. Overall, great job! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/9 "2011-05-06T23:09:44Z")
Well, I’ve added info to the instructions about how the game is scored, and I’ve added an alert when you finish to tell you how good or bad you did. > [@Wheelz](#): > > And to nit-pick, I wonder if the rolling of the dice could be a little more… kinetic? animated? Not sure the word I’m going for, but you know what I mean. Make it a little more visually interesting. > > Overall, great job! I think that’s my ADD going, I dislike games that spend a lot of time on animations that don’t actually have much to do with the game play. So I don’t think that’s going to happen. Although I kind of like the game I’ve been playing that sprinkles stars along the path the moving piece moves… Thanks for all the compliments, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/10 "2011-05-07T09:30:50Z")
I got a large straight on my first play. I love this game! It’s yahtzee! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/11 "2011-05-07T09:33:28Z")
Oh also I have adblocker turned on. Do you have a paypal donation link? I’d throw you a couple bucks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/12 "2011-05-09T20:34:28Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > I got a large straight on my first play. I love this game! It’s … Shhhhhh… 😛 & I knew there was something I was forgetting! ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/13 "2011-05-22T06:43:24Z")
May I suggest that perhaps you add shading to every other row so it’s a little easier to to read across an entire row? I’ve come close to marking my score in the wrong place a few times when my eyes were a little tired. I’m enjoying the game. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/14 "2011-05-23T15:12:48Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I think that’s my ADD going, I dislike games that spend a lot of time on animations that don’t actually have much to do with the game play. So I don’t think that’s going to happen. Fair point, but allow me to expand on my comment. Say I’ve frozen 4 dice and click to roll the remaining die. If by 1-in-6 chance it falls on the same number as it did the previous roll, nothing appears to happen, and I’m left to wonder if something went wrong and my mouse-click didn’t “take.” So just some small visual cue that the dice are indeed rolling would be nice, IMO. Like I said, though, it’s a nit-pick. I like the game, and the enhanced instructions are great! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/15 "2011-05-24T17:36:37Z")
291, blew the four of a kind. **Enderw24** , did you hit several quinces in one game? Each extra one is worth a bonus (as well as counting as a wild hand for the bottom half). ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/16 "2011-05-24T19:08:03Z")
yes. I must have hit three quinces in a single game. Never gotten close to that score since. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/17 "2011-05-24T19:31:58Z")
I just had four quinces in the same game. It’s not impossible, but it’s so unlikely that I have to believe that the randomization is broken. I took a quick look at your rolling code, and I don’t see any obvious bugs, but something is not right. > [@Wheelz](#): > > Fair point, but allow me to expand on my comment. Say I’ve frozen 4 dice and click to roll the remaining die. If by 1-in-6 chance it falls on the same number as it did the previous roll, nothing appears to happen, and I’m left to wonder if something went wrong and my mouse-click didn’t “take.” So just some small visual cue that the dice are indeed rolling would be nice, IMO. I agree with this. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/18 "2011-05-25T15:20:13Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > I just had four quinces in the same game. It’s not impossible, but it’s so unlikely that I have to believe that the randomization is broken. I took a quick look at your rolling code, and I don’t see any obvious bugs, but something is not right. > > I agree with this. I’ve noticed that the randomization seems a bit off too. Especially when you reroll two dice and hit the exact same two numbers quite a bit more often than the 1 out of 36 odds. I just scored 520 points with three quinces in a game. Also somewhat unlikely. But I think what’s really the tip off re: the randomness is that MOST games I’m able to hit every single entry (except for quinces) and earn that 37 point bonus for the top half when I’m highly unlikely to perform such a feat with such regularity with five dice in real life. ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/19 "2011-05-25T22:39:45Z")
I have not noticed this. Are the people who aren’t having these runs of luck not posting? Confirmation Bias in action! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087/20 "2011-05-25T22:56:38Z")
I’ve played quite a few games over the last week or so, and have never managed more than 1 quinces in a game. I do sometimes notice the apparent repetition of numbers upon rerolls, but that in itself could just be confirmation bias; you notice when it happens, but forget all the times when it doesn’t. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087.md?page=2)