Some types of the game simply award victory to the first player to play all of their tiles. Games are often played until one competitor reaches a preset score, typically 250. If a player is able to play their last domino, then, in addition to the points which would otherwise have accrued, they score the total of the number of pips on the tiles which remain in each player's hand. Other versions allow only scores which are divisible by three or make no restriction. Points are scored by a player in straight dominoes if the total number of pips on the exposed ends of the dominoes at either end of the line is divisible by five, in which case that number is scored. If a player does not have any dominoes which can be played, they must draw another from the unused tiles.If a double is played, this is laid perpendicular to the line, and the pips on both ends are counted. From this point, players can add their tiles to whichever line they choose.In some versions, for this domino only, tiles are allowed to be joined to all four sides, creating four open lines to which new dominoes can be added.The next player must match one end of one of his dominoes to part of the first tile.The first player begins by laying their chosen tile face-up in the middle of the table.If there are tiles left over, these remain face down to be drawn by players who are unable to put anything down on their turn.Each player now draws a hand of seven tiles, with the player who did the shuffling drawing last.The player drawing the highest double goes first, or, if no double is drawn, the player with the highest-scoring domino. The players then draw one domino each, to determine who plays first.This is done by a process of shuffling, whereby the tiles are placed face down on a flat surface and one player moves them around randomly without maintaining contact with any specific tiles. Tiles must be mixed up before the players can draw their hand.Straight dominoes can be played by two to four players.The game can be surprisingly strategic, and, whilst luck does play a part, it is very difficult to beat a skilled player with any consistency. The objective of dominoes is generally to score the most points, by putting your tiles down in the most advantageous way, although some versions are won by the first player to put down all of their tiles. Players place tiles on the table in turn, matching one face of the domino with an open face of one that has already been played. Larger sets are made, featuring more pips, to enable more players to take part, but we will focus on the standard 28-tile dominoes set here.
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The pips on the tiles will represent the 21 pairs of numbers which can be thrown with a pair of standard dice, plus seven more including a zero or blank. The length of a tile is normally double its width, and they are made thick enough to stand on their side for those who enjoy making a pattern and watching the dominoes fall in succession.Ī set, or deck, typically consists of 28 dominoes. These will be plain or decorated on one face, and on the other face, they will have two sets of spots, or 'pips'.
The game is played with a set of rectangular tiles or dominoes. The game of dominoes has existed for hundreds of years, having been mentioned in documents from 13th century China. Most of you will probably have heard of the dominoes before (everyones it is after all everyones favorite table game along with Tic Tac Toe).
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