Considered by many to be one of the very best domino games. It plays much like Draw Dominoes, except that
the goal of the game is not just to go out, but to make the open ends of the layout add up to 5 (or a multiple of five).
Similar to All Fives, the main difference that scoring is based on multiples of 3 rather than 5.
Plays much like The Draw Game, except that the principal object of the game is to score points, by getting the same suit at both ends of the layout.
It uses the same basic gameplay as Block Dominoes, but it is completely a game of chance. Players do not know what tiles are in their hand, hence the name.
The simplest of all domino games, and among the most familiar. As such is the forerunner of most other domino games.
The object of the game is to play all your tiles and have the lowest score at the end of the game. Your score is counted by the number of dots on the tiles remaining in your
hand.
Each tile pattern in the _______ set is made up of the outcome of a throw of two six-sided dice. There are therefore 21 unique patterns. A tile set consists of 32
'tiles in two suits' or groups called 'military' and 'civilian'.
Nearly identical to the game played with playing cards. It's a simple memory test, and requires little planning or strategy.
Related to Sebastopol, but uses a double-nine set of dominoes.
One of the simpler domino games, and among the most popular as well. It is the game that most often comes to mind when someone mentions 'playing
dominoes'. Along with Block Dominoes it is the basis for many other descendant games.
A variation of Bergen, and plays much the same, except that this game uses a pair of dice in addition to the dominoes. Believed to have a Middle Eastern origin.
A variation on Block Dominoes. The main difference is that all doubles are spinners.
An interesting variant of The Draw Game, but it uses a different mechanism for connecting dominoes. Rather than simply matching your tile with an equal end
on the layout, you must create a sum of seven. Also sometimes known as Russian Dominoes.
The original version was copyrighted by Roy & Katie Parsons of Newport Coast, California, and by Puremco. _______ has become a popular party game, and has
spawned something of it's own sub-culture within the domino family.
A variation on Texas 42, and like 42, is a domino game that is played like a card game. _______ drops the 'honor' tiles, and is not played as a partnership game.
Considered by many to be one of the very best domino games. It plays much like Draw Dominoes, except that the goal of the game is not just to go out, but to
make the open ends of the layout add up to 5 (or a multiple of five).
_______ (or 'The Star') is similar to Block Dominoes in that there is no drawing from the boneyard - the tiles you have at the beginning of the game are what
you're stuck with. Differs from Block Dominoes in that dominoes are played from all four sides of the initial tile.
A close relative of both All Fives and Muggins, but it is a distinct game. It is considered to be one of the best domino games, especially for two players. If
there are four players then it may be played as a partnership game
A domino game that is played like a card game. In fact, unlike most domino games, there is no connecting of dominoes at all. The object of the game is to
win tricks; _______ is a bidding game
A variation of Block Dominoes, and plays the same except that a player playing a double may play another tile before ending his turn.
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