Yahtzee - The Game with a Nautical Past

I was reading the paper, when I saw an intersting short news clip. Did you know that the game Yahtzee has a nautical past? Apparently, the game was invented by some Canadians, as a entertainment for guests onboard their yacht. In 1956, calling it "The Yacht Game", they asked Edwin S. Lowe, entrepenuer and toymaker, if he would make up some of the games to share with their friends. Lowe had made the game Bingo very popular.
Two years later, Lowe bought the rights to the Yacht Game and changed the name to Yahtzee. In order to make the game popular, he organized 'Yahtzee parties'. In 1973, the Milton Bradlee Company bought out the Edwin Lowe Company and the rights to the Yahtzee game. The game is now being marketed by Hasboro