Game Rules

  1. Each player draws 7 tiles from the shuffled set of 28 (double-six). Remaining tiles form the boneyard.
  2. The player with the highest double tile starts, placing it face-up in the center.
  3. Players take turns placing a tile that matches one of the open ends of the chain.
  4. After each placement, if the sum of all open-end pips is a multiple of 5, that player's team scores those points.
  5. Doubles are placed crosswise and both halves count as open ends.
  6. If a player cannot play, they must draw from the boneyard until they can play or it is exhausted.
  7. A round ends when a player plays their last tile ("domino!") or when the game is blocked.
  8. At the end of a round, unplayed tiles are counted: their pip sum is awarded to the winning player (rounded to nearest 5).
  9. The game is played 2 vs 2 — partners sit opposite each other. The first team to reach 51 points wins.
  10. In case of a block, the team with the lowest combined pip count wins the round.
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