OBJECT OF THE GAME
To be the first player (or team) to dispose of all the dominoes in your hand.
PLAYERS
Two, three or four may play the game of Dominoes. If four are playing the game, it may be played as a partnership (the two players sitting opposite one another are partners).
THE DEAL
To begin, the dominoes are placed face down and “shuffled.”
Players draw one domino. The player who draws the highest double or, if no double, the highest domino - plays first.
Re-shuffle and then begin drawing the first hand.
Each player then draws seven dominoes for his hand. The remaining dominoes (the boneyard), if any, are left face down on the table to be drawn later if a player cannot play from his hand.
The player who drew the highest double or the highest domino plays first, playing any domino he wishes from his hand.
THE PLAY
Scoring points by laying the dominoes end to end (the touching ends must match: i.e., one touches one’s, two’s touches two’s, etc.).
If the dots on the exposed ends total any multiple of five, the player is awarded that number of points.
All sides of the first double (the spinner) may be used, one piece to each side and later to each end. All other doubles are played at right angles to the line, and the total points on both ends are counted.
HOW TO KEEP SCORE
The sum of the spots of all opposing players is added to the player’s score (rounded to the nearest five).
In partnership play, the spots of the partner of the one who “DOMINOED” are not counted.
GOING OUT
This occurs when one player goes out by playing all of his dominoes.
If in the course of the game it is impossible for any of the players to play, the game is “Blocked.”
The player (or partners) having the least spots in his (or their combined) hand(s) scores the total of the spots in the opponents’ hands (rounded to the nearest five).
A score of 250 points is usually considered a game. The first person (or partnership) to score this amount wins the game.
Shuffle and begin a new game. The player who won - plays first.
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