Domino is a game in which players take turns laying down tiles on the table. The tiles may be blank or they may have from one to six pips (dots) on either side.
The player who makes the first play is called the setter, downer or lead. He then places his tile face up.
Rules
Dominoes are rectangular blocks with an arrangement of spots, like those on a die, on one end and blank or identically patterned on the other. The spots vary from zero to six, and a traditional set has 28 unique dominoes.
Players take turns playing dominoes by putting them down end to end with their exposed ends touching. The first player to play a domino with matching numbers of spots on its exposed ends (ones touching twos, or threes touching four) scores points. Any domino whose exposed ends add up to five or a multiple of five is a count domino, which scores extra points.
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Materials
Over the centuries domino pieces have been made from a wide variety of materials, including wood, bone, and plastic. They are generally twice as long as they are wide, and have a line in the center that visually divides it into two square halves. Each half has a number of spots or “pips” that indicate its value.
Most sets of dominoes are made of a dark hardwood, such as ebony, with white or black inlaid or painted pips. Some are also made of bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), or ivory. These sets tend to be more expensive, but they have a unique look.
A domino rack is an excellent way to keep the blocks organized and prevent them from falling over during play. A score pad and pencil are useful for keeping track of scores. A carrying case makes it easy to transport the set to and from games. Players may also want to purchase a set of custom dice to use with their dominoes.
Variations
Domino is played with a variety of rules. Some variants involve more than one player, while others are only two-player games. One variation, called Bendomino, uses a standard domino set that includes curved tiles. This makes it possible to block both sides of a line of play with the starting “spinner.”
Another variant, known as matador, focuses on not matching an adjacent domino but playing a number that totals seven when added to an end. A third game, called muggins, aims to make the sum of all open-end pips on the layout a multiple of five.
When a player empties their hand, they win the round. Winners calculate their score by adding up the value of all remaining dominoes in the other players’ hands. If the score is tied or blocked, winners share the points. This score is typically calculated after three rounds. Other variations include the block game and draw game. The latter involves a domino set where each turn begins with the first player drawing from the bone pile rather than from their own hand.
Scoring
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Most domino games involve emptying one’s hand while blocking the play of the opponent, and scoring may be determined by counting the pips (or spots) in the losing players’ hands. Some domino game variants use a scoring system similar to cribbage, in which each domino spot is worth a card point.
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