Editor's review
The small dice game like Yahtzee, which upon its introduction in mid 20th century, became the popular game among children and in the parties, has come up in varied forms and customizations today. The game requires an appropriate mix of probability, luck and strategy in its rules of winning and is played with five dices, on which, the player has to get the required combination of the dice numbers to score the maximum points. In order to entertain the requirement of users who want dynamism in their gameplay and an upgrade over the traditional Yahtzee game must definitely give a try to Maxi Dice (Mac) v.1.24.
Maxi Dice (Mac) v.1.24 is shareware application by Kristanix Games which is a re-make of the traditional Yahtzee game for playing on PC. This package contains the old Yahtzee game and one other game with the name Maxi Yatzy which is an enhanced version of the former, playable with six die. The game has beautiful scenic backgrounds as its theme which gives the player, a more visually immersive experience. Before starting the game, you can select multiple AI (artificial intelligence) opponents with varying expertise levels and each character is unique with a name and a picture. In each round, the player gets a limited number of throws and the unused throws of one round can be saved for later use when they can be better utilized. The game does not have any time limit for the rounds, thus saving it from getting boring due to an added challenge from time.
With its beautifully designed theme and background, and the game being packed with an additional upgraded version of the standard Yahtzee, Maxi Dice (Mac) v.1.24 receives a score of three and a half rating points out of five for its overall entertainment value.
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