How to play dominoes

How do you play dominoes? Everything you need to know, rules, how to score and some strategies to be the best.

He domino It is a game that has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years, it was even mentioned in documents from the 13th Century China. This game is played with a set of rectangular tiles known as domino

How many chips should we have and how to play?

The usual deck of chips generally has 28 dominoes. The pips on the chips will represent the 21 pairs of numbers that can be rolled with a standard pair of dice, plus seven more, including a blank space

The players must place the chips on the table in turns, matching a domino face with a face of those already at the table. He aim of dominoes is usually score the most points, placing your chips advantageously. 

The more big numbers you put together, the better it will be for you.

Strategy.

The best strategy for domino It will depend on the way you play, and the scoring system, but there are two things to always keep in mind:

  1. Make sure there are no unplayable tiles left.
  2. Make sure there are no particularly tokens left that have a large number of points, which could count against you in the final.

Basic rules of dominoes and scoring.

  • Straight dominoes can be played by two or four players.
  • The chips must be shuffled before players can draw their hand. Shuffle all the chips by placing them face down on the table and stirring.
  • Players must choose one domino each to determine who plays first. Whoever rolls the highest double goes first. If no doubles are taken, the one with the highest number.
  • Each player must now choose a hand of seven chips, with the player who made the draw last.
  • If there are any pieces left over, they remain face down.
  • The first player begins by placing their chosen tile face up in the center of the table.
  • The next player must match one end of one of their pieces with part of the first piece.
  • If a double is played, it is placed perpendicular to the line, and the pips at both ends are counted.
  • If a player does not have any playable dominoes, they must draw another one from the unused dominoes.

Depending on which version you play, you must score the points that are at either end of the line. divisible by five, in other versions they are the divisible by three.

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