Dominoes

1500 · Game System

Dominoes

A traditional tabletop game played with a set of rectangular tiles showing two ends of pips. Players draw and play tiles to form a line or branching layout, matching the number of pips on adjacent ends so that like values connect. Sets range from the 28-tile Double-Six to larger Double-Nine or Double-Twelve packs; different variants use different set sizes and scoring rules. Multiple families of games exist, including the Block-style play where players simply match and block opponents, and point-based variants that score when open ends total multiples of five. Social and tactical play focuses on hand management, blocking, and counting remaining tiles.

Players
2–10 best 4
Playing time
30 min
Age
5+
Complexity
1.4 / 5
5.6 on Ludoyafrom $11.40Abstract StrategyTeam-Based GameTile PlacementPattern Recognition

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Plays logged
156
Players
15m 29s
Average play
69
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5.6/10

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  • Chris McCleary6.0

    Rating over 5/10 because of the sheer amount of different games you can play with dominoes. Also, the Mexican Train variation is a great 6-8 person game. Muggins is goated, if you like math.

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