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Dominoes & Variants

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Dominoes GameA game of Chinese origin and is a derivative of the game dice, with the oldest set ever discovered dating back to 1120 AD. Dominoes were originally made of ivory or animal bone and sometimes a hardwood of a dark color. They are each marked with an inlay of a certain number of dots signifying their value. Originally dominoes were not played as a game but were used by mystics to read someone’s future and there is a children’s version of the game where animal figures are drawn on the domino tiles.

Dominoes have made its way to almost every corner of the world and with every culture there is a slight variation in the construction of the tile and the way in which the game is played. Dominoes can be played by between two and four people and to play requires only the twenty-eight game pieces (Tiles.) Each tile’s playing face is divided in half and has combinations of ‘pips’ dots identical to that of dice.

The game begins with an entire 28 piece set of domino tiles placed face down on the table in front of the players, then each player selects seven tiles at random and keeps them out of sight from the other players placing them on-edge. The direction of is determined by drawing the highest number in the group.

Should the game involve 2 to 3 players the remaining tiles will be placed face down in the in the center of the table. This group of remaining tiles will be referred to as the bone yard and it will be here where the players will ‘dig’ from. When played by 4, the player who draws the double-six will start the game by placing it face-up in the center of the table.

You goal in this game is place as many tiles as you possibly can onto the table as the game progresses in a counter-clockwise direction. The second player in order places a tile that has a six in it next to the double-six starting the line of play. If the line becomes very long, a right angle can be made to change direction.

When a double is added to the line of play it is placed at a perpendicular angle to the line creating branches with which to add to more tiles. If a participant does not have a tile to be used in play, it is the next players turn and if a player has a tile to use in play and fails to employ it, he loses a turn.

A winner is decided when a player places all of his tiles on the table and the scores are added up from the tiles still in possession of the other players. Should the game end with tiles being held in all players’ hands, a stalemate has occurred and points are added up from each player and the player with the ‘lightest’ hand receives the points from his opponents. Typically, the first player to 200 wins the game.

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Mah-Jomino Download

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Dominoes

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on February 18, 2009
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Dominoes Kids GameThe game of Dominoes is of Chinese origin dating back to the 12th Century and was introduced to Europe in the 18th Century. Here are a few rules to get you started with this fun game that has stood the test of time.

1. All the twenty-eight domino tiles are placed face down and mixed up as a form of shuffling. 7 tiles are taken by each player; however, if there are more than 4 players then tiles are divided evenly and any left over are set aside in the “Bone-yard” for later in the game.

2. Once all of the players have viewed their tiles out of sight of their opponents, the player with the double-six begins the game by placing that tile in the center of the table. If the double six is not in anyone’s possession, then the next highest double starts the game.

3. If the double-six is in play then the next player in order must take a domino tile with a six on it and place it next to the double-six placed in the center of the table. If a usable tile is not in the possession of the player, they must choose from “The Bone-yard” until they draw a usable tile.

4. With each player’s turn, a domino tile is placed at the end of line of play with a number that matched the tile at the end. If the player has a double, then the tile will be placed sideways.

5. If you are the first player to place all of your dominoes on the table, you are the winner.

Kids games download:

Buku Dominoes Download
Ultimate Dominoes Download
Mah-Jomino Download

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Play kids games online:

Play Logical Dominos online game
Play Domino Pressure online game
Play Jamaican Dominoes online game
Play The Domino Knight online game

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Bingo Dominoes

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on January 4, 2009
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In this game the traditional tiles of dominoes are used in the manner of cards. It is an adaptation of dominoes that is quite widespread, and which testifies to the versatility of the game Dominoes.

Players - Two

Game Equipment

- Dominoes of 28 tiles

Start & Object of the Game

Tiles are laid out, facedown, in the center of the game table.
Each player turns over one tile to decide who will open the hand. The one whose tile has the highest total opens.
The luck-of-the-draw tiles are returned to the boneyard, and both players then choose 7 tiles apiece, keeping them hidden from the opponent’s view.
The player who opens, turns over a tile picked out of the boneyard: the highest of his numbers becomes the trump suit of that hand. For example, in Figure 1, for the turned-over tile 2:1, the 2 becomes the trump.

Bingo Dominoes. Fig. 1 - In the example here, the 2 becomes the trump of the hand

The object of the game is to accumulate points, through captures, as in a typical game of cards.

The Play

The player who opens the game plays one of his tiles, and the opponent responds. Of course, every play must be carried out with the object of executing a capture, according to the rules that are explained below.
The captured tiles are put aside.
After every capture, the two players each dig out a tile from the boneyard. Whoever has executed the capture digs first and leads the hand. When only two tiles, the trump and the one that is facedown, are left in the boneyard, whoever has won the preceding capture can choose which one of the two to dig.

Win the Captures

The neutral tile (double zero) is the “bingo” and wins over all of the captures.
If there are no trumps played, the winning tile is the one that is largest, i.e., which depicts the highest total of points. For example, the 4:5 (a total of 9) wins over the 6:1 (total of 7).
The trump wins over a non-trump tile. For example, if the 2 is a trump, the 2:0 wins over the 5:6.
If two trumps are played, the winner is the one that is largest, i.e., one that, besides the trump, has the highest number of points. Continuing with our hypothetical 2 trump, the 2:5 would win over the 2:4.

Bingo Dominoes. Fig. 2 - The 2:5 wins over the 2:4.

If no trumps are played and the total of points is the same, the winner is the player leading the hand.

Scores

Points are recorded as the captures are carried out.
Keeping in mind the trump (as in our example, the 2, in Figure 3), the following values are recorded:
- Double trump is worth 28 points;
- Bingo has a value of 14 points, except when zero is the trump (a double zero would bring 28 points);
- The non-trump doubles have a value of the total of their points;
- Non-double trumps have a value of the total of their points;
- The tile 6:4 has a value of 10 points, even if neither the 6 nor 4 are trumps;
- The tile 3:0 has a value of 10 points, even if the 3 or 0 were to be trumps.

“Honor” Points

The doubles, also called “honors,” can help the player win extra points throughout the course of the match, if this player has in hand more than one.
This occurs when a player,playing a double tile, declares to the opponent that he has others in hand and shows him:
- If he has 2, he declares “double” (=20 points);
- If he has 3, he declares “triple” (=40 points);
- If he has 4, he declares “double double” (=50 points);
- If he has 5, he declares “king” (=60 points);
- If he has 6, he declares “emperor” (=70 points);

Combination values with the 2 as trump

- If he is fortunate enough to have 7, he can declare “unbeatable” (=210 points) which is the maximum score;

- If among the doubles there is a bingo, then he is awarded 10 supplementary points.
In order to have a right to record honor points, a player must declare the double at the moment of playing, and in any event, win the hand.

Close the Match

At any moment, a player can “close the match” by declaring that he has obtained 70 points, including captures and/or doubles.
Naturally, in order to close he must have in hand the amount that he has declared.
In this case, the trump in the boneyard is turned over and neither one of the two can dig up any more tiles.
When the match is closed, whoever plays second must respond “in kind” to the opponent, within the limits possible:
- If one plays a trump, the opponent must also play a trump;
- If one plays a tile that isn’t a trump, the opponent must respond with a tile that depicts a number that is higher than the tile played by the opponent or, if not
able to do so, with the lowest number possible. For example, a player plays a 6:5, and the other responds with a tile that has a 6, and only if he doesn’t have a tile with 6 can he answer with a tile having 5;
- If one doesn’t have a tile with either 6 or 5, a trump can be played (and the capture is won);
- Only if a player can no longer respond to the opponent in any of the ways listed above can he play with any kind of tile, the so-called dud; naturally, he loses the capture.

Winning the Match

A match is won by a player when he is allocated 7 of the so-called sets. Sets are allocated when:
- 70 points are had during a single hand (with captures and/or doubles);
- 70 points are reached and the opponent has at least 30;
- A douhle trump is taken with bingo. Two sets are awarded when a player
reaches 70 points after the opponent has carried out at least one capture but still hasn’t reached a total of 30 points.
Three sets are awarded when a player reaches 70 points before the opponent has carried out at least one capture.

Kids games download:

Buku Dominoes Download
Ultimate Dominoes Download
Mah-Jomino Download

See all downloadable board games

Play kids games online:

Play Logical Dominos online game
Play Domino Pressure online game
Play Jamaican Dominoes online game
Play The Domino Knight online game

See all online dominoes games

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