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# Instructions
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- The dice game [ Yacht] [ yacht ] is from the same family as Poker Dice, Generala and particularly Yahtzee, of which it is a precursor.
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- In the game, five dice are rolled and the result can be entered in any of twelve categories.
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- The score of a throw of the dice depends on category chosen.
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+ Given five dice and a category, calculate the score of the dice for that category.
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+ ~~~~ exercism/note
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+ You'll always be presented with five dice.
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+ Each dice's value will be between one and six inclusively.
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+ The dice may be unordered.
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## Scores in Yacht
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| Choice | Sum of the dice | Any combination | 2 3 3 4 6 scores 18 |
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| Yacht | 50 points | All five dice showing the same face | 4 4 4 4 4 scores 50 |
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- If the dice do not satisfy the requirements of a category, the score is zero.
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+ If the dice do ** not** satisfy the requirements of a category, the score is zero.
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If, for example, _ Four Of A Kind_ is entered in the _ Yacht_ category, zero points are scored.
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A _ Yacht_ scores zero if entered in the _ Full House_ category.
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- ## Task
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- Given a list of values for five dice and a category, your solution should return the score of the dice for that category.
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- If the dice do not satisfy the requirements of the category your solution should return 0.
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- You can assume that five values will always be presented, and the value of each will be between one and six inclusively.
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- You should not assume that the dice are ordered.
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- [ yacht ] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game)
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