Play dominoes
The player with the lowest score at the end of an agreed number of rounds is the winner. Players add the total number of dots on their remaining tiles and add that to their score. The game ends once any player plays their last domino or no players can lay another tile.
#Play dominoes full
If a player lays another double, 3 more tiles of that value have to be played until all sides of the double are full before play can continue on one of the open ends. Once the draw pile is empty, players simply miss a turn if they cannot lay a tile. If a player cannot play, they have to draw a tile from the draw pile. When all 4 sides of the double are filled, the next player can play any tile that matches the value on the end of one of the open ends. If a player can't lay a tile, then they pick up a tile from the draw pile and can lay that tile if they can, or play passes to the next player. This continues until all four sides are filled. The next player then also has to place a tile on another side of the double with a matching value. Play proceeds clockwise with the next player laying any tile with the same value as the double on the table on one end or side of the double. The player with the highest double goes first and lays that tile. If this total isn't reached on the first round, then players play a second round with the winner of the first round laying the first tile in the second round.Īim of the game: To have the lowest score at the end of the game The winner is the first player to reach the target number of points that was agreed at the start of the game e.g. They add these points to any points scored during the game. This number is then rounded to the nearest 5 and divided by 5. They score the total of their opponents point left in their hands minus any points in their own hand. The winner is the player with the lowest total value of dominoes left. The game ends when one player has played all their tiles or when no-one can lay any more tiles. If there are no dominoes left, they miss their turn. If a player cannot lay a domino from their hand, they have to pick up tiles from the draw pile until they draw one they can lay. If a player manages to lay a tile that makes the open ends of the chain add up to a multiple of 5, then they score that number of points. The second player can only lay a tile with the joining half bearing the same value as the half of the tile at the end of the chain. Play then continues clockwise with each player adding a domino to one open end of the chain. The first player places the first domino. Players take 5 tiles each to start (7 tiles if there are just 2 players)
Which version do you like to play? Have any domino questions? Let us know in the comments.Aim of the game: To make the open ends of the game add up to 5 or multiples of 5 The team to get to 100 points first, wins! You can also play to 50 for a quicker game. Remember dominoes is a game of numbers, so in case of doubt play your highest tiles first to have less points in case your team doesn’t win that round.ġ0. After each round the player to the right, counter clockwise, of the previous starter gets to go first.ĩ. The team with the least amount of points wins the Jam and gets the points accumulated by the opponents.Ĩ. In case of a Jam, where no one can continue playing, each teams points are added. For example, if you put your last tile and your opponents have the 4/3 and the 6/0 you get 13 points added to your tally.ħ. The tiles left in the opponents hands are added to the winning teams tally. The first player to put all their tiles wins the round. If a player can’t play, they can pass or take from the Boneyard until you pick a tile that can be played.Ħ. The play continues counter-clockwise with each player being able to play on either end of the skeleton. For example if you have a lot of 3's and 6's and you have the 6/3 start with that one.ĥ. If you don’t have an accompanied double, start with the tile that shows the numbers you have most of. For example if you have the 5/5 with another 5, say the 5/2 start with that double.
First player usually starts with their highest accompanied double. If playing less than 4 players, the leftover tiles are called the Boneyard.Ĥ. Re-shuffle the tiles and each player picks 7.
In case of a tie the higher number on the tile starts.ģ. The player with highest tile will go first. Shuffle the tiles face down and each player picks a tile. If playing 4, those seated opposite to each other are partners.Ģ. Play with 2 to 4 players but it is usually played with 4. The version that we typically played is the Latin American way that is very similar to the one played in international domino tournaments with a few differences.ġ. It's important to note that there are hundreds of variations of domino games.