I've said it before and likely this will not be the last time I say it, but there is no greater feeling while playing Yahtzee than gettin a... well... Yahtzee. Well, what the bloody hell did you think I was gonna say?
In this great sport (yes, sport) of ours, there is no greater feeling than getting a Yahtzee, and if it's your second or even third Yahtzee, not even crack cocaine can compare... not that I would know, I'm making an assumption. If you should be the lucky recipient of a Yahtzee, it's natural to want to celebrate. So you go on and celebrate my friend. All I ask is that you might take a nanosecond to consider HOW you should celebrate.
I am the perfect case study. If I get a Yahtzee, I cannot contain myself. I shout at the top of my lungs, flail my arms like a madman, stomp my feet and bang on the table. So, if anything, this advice is as much for me as it is for all you good people.
Let me make one thing clear: scoring a Yahtzee is a wonderous feeling, and if it's a second or third, there truly is nothing like it! It is only natural that you want to celebrate. And celebrate you should! If anybody wants to stop you, give the miserable sods a slap. But there is a question as to how you celebrate because, like anything, there are ways and means of going about it!
Yahtzee celebrations can be incredibly nuanced in flavour, but they can be categorised into a few basic subdivisions. Before we proceed, I think it would help to take a quick gander at them:
1) The Silent - Some people are just dead inside it seems. So much so that not even rolling a Yahtzee can bring them back to life. This could also be a strategy, although the benefit of such a strategy escapes even me. So you could try a cattle prod to liven them up, but if they're "happy"...
2) The Laid Back - They acknowledge that they have got a Yahtzee with a smarmy little grin and maybe a slight nod of the head. This is pure strategy. These plebs want you to think that rolling a Yahtzee is nothing special because they're so good they get one every other bloody roll. It's a rather pointless strategy because we all know it isn't true, but try telling them that.
3) The Vocal - These are your run of the mill Yahtzee celebrations and most definitely the most common. Their celebrations will consist of punching the air air and screaming "YAHTZEEEEEEEE!!!". This is understandable. It's literally part of the rules!
4) The Overzealous - For better or worse, this category is probably the one where I best fit. It involves raw emotion, the banging of tables and feet stomping and a vocal celebration that even the Yahtzee Gods can hear. Over the top? Absolutely. But generally it isn't something one can control.
5) The Gloater - Not content to just celebrate a Yahtzee, these people find it necessary to add pointing and derision to their celebratory repertoire. They are an unfortunate element in an otherwise highly respectable (ahem) sport. A smack in the mouth tends to help for a while, but may lead to unwanted repercussions later on. Tread carefully.
The above categories illustrate a few ways people CAN celebrate, but how SHOULD you celebrate?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not about to lecture you and tell you what you can and cannot do, that's not my style. By all means, you do you. What I can say is that there are more generally acceptable ways to celebrate than others and choosing the wrong one might have adverse affects on your Yahtzee career.
Take the silent type. This would fall into the acceptable type of celebration. Sure, you might get a funny look from those around you for saying or doing absolutely nothing, but no-one is liable to take offense to such behaviour.
On the other side of the coin, let's look at the gloater. If, everytime you get a Yahtzee you point and laugh at your rivals, one of three things will likely happen. Firstly, if you lose after all that nonsense, because a Yahtzee is by no means a guaranteed victory, there will be substantially more people pointing and laughing at you! Secondly, you may sow the seeds of anger and bring what is supposed to be a good night for all down to the level of a schoolyard dust up. Thirdly, you could find yourself out on your arse as people are generally only prepared to put up with so much, so be careful.
Those are two extremes of the spectrum. Somewhere in the middle lies the overzealous. Like I've said, I often fit within this category. So, is THIS an acceptable celebration? The answer to that is: SOMETIMES! The overzealous celebration often raises a few eyebrows, rustles a few feathers and gets you told to shut up and sit down on occasion. the reason I say you can SOMETIMES use this celebration is really for your own benefit. Much like the gloater, if you celebrate in this way a bit too early, you're liable to get laughed at, BUT, if you get a Yahtzee that seals the match, go for it!!
So, to sum up, the main takeaway for how to celebrate a Yahtzee is you need to know your audience, don't go off your tits with elation too early and most importantly, don't be a dick.
So, we've covered the "how" (not like an arsehole) and the "when" (when you won't look like a prize plonker for doing so) to celebrate a Yahtzee. But what about the "should"? Should you even celebrate a Yahtzee? Is it that important? Well, the answer to both questions is a resounding yes! Generally speaking (I know there are exceptions) Yahtzees don't show up all too often, so of course you should celebrate. Wear that Yahtzee with pride! But once again, make sure you know how, when and which celebration to use!
Of course this is a blog that concerns itself with Yahtzee, but don't go thinking this post doesn't apply to other sports or games. Far too often on the porn sodden Internet do I see hilarious compilation videos of morons celebrating way too early only to find themselves looking like a first class twat when they've realised that they've buggered it all up. So whatever you choose to play, don't be a first class twat. I'm sure you're better than that!
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