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Latin American Match Dominoes

This variation canasta is recommended to Domino fans who prefer a faster and easier game than those described, It is the favorite lunch hour pastime of millions of Domino fans in the Caribbean Islands and in Latin America, The rules for Standard Partnership Block Dominoes apply with the following exceptions:

1. Each hand played is counted as a full game, and the winner records a win on his score sheet simply by drawing a short vertical stroke, Each time he wins a game he adds another stroke, The strokes are kept in groups of five to make counting them easier,
2. Penalty points held by the losing partnership are not counted or scored,
3. The player who holds the double six always starts the game,
4. A match ends when a partnership scores 10 strokes (games) and the winners collect the previously agreed upon stake, but the winning partnership must score 10 strokes before the opposition has scored 5 strokes, If a partnership's score shows 6, 7, 8, or 9 strokes and the opposition reaches a score of 5 strokes, both scores are canceled out and the match ends, The next game begins a new match,

All Fives

All Fives also known as The Five Game, Sniff, and Muggins is the most popular form of Dominoes in the United States, (When this game is played as a partnership game, it is usually called Five-Up,) The rules for Standard Partnership, Standard Three-Hand, and Standard Two-Hand apply, except as follows:

1. The object of the game is to score exactly 61 points, which are scored not only by winning hands but also by scoring points during play, The scoring is based on multiples of five,
2. The scoring during play is accomplished as follows:

1. The total of the numbers on all open ends is noted after each play, and if the total adds up to five it counts 1 point; ten counts 2 points; 15 counts 3 points; and 20 counts 4 points; and so on, To score during play you must playa domino which added to or subtracted from the total of all the open ends will total five or a multiple of five, If the total is six, add four to make it ten and score 2 points (ten divided by five is two); or take off one and make the total five, scoring 1 point,
2. The scoring of the hand is figured as follows: For instance, if a player or partnership wins the hand by 36 points, he or they score 7 points only (36 divided by five equals seven-forget the fraction),

3. Each player draws five dominoes be it a two-, three-or four-hand game, The remaining dominoes become the discard pile,
4. The starter of each hand may play any domino he wants, The first double played is open to play on all four sides, no matter when it is added to the layout,
5. The best and most popular way to score a game is by making use of a Cribbage board (see Chapter 11), However, although 61 points is game, the game is not finished until the last hand is completed, If you do not possess a Cribbage board, use the stroke scoring as in Latin American Match Dominoes, The score is kept in groups of five, This makes it easier to count the strokes,
6. If a player fails to announce that he has scored, any other player may call “Fives ” and take the score himself,
7. A player cannot claim a score he has overlooked or failed to take after the next player has played,

All Threes

This game is similar to All Fives; but the object of play is to make the sum of the end values on the layout three, or a multiple of three, The game is 60,

Fives and Threes

This game is played like All Fives except for the following:

1. Multiples of both three and five are good for points on the table, and points are awarded on the basis of 1 point for each spot, Thus, ten spots would be good for10 points as a multiple of five; nine spots would be good for 9 points as a multiple of three; 15 spots would be good for 30 points as a multiple of both five and three,
2. Points in the hand score are also awarded on the basis of 1 point for each spot, regardless of the number, 3, Game is 100 points,
3. Game is 100 points,

All Sevens

All Sevens is played the same as the Standard Two-Hand Draw Game except for the following:

1. The end number must not be matched, Rather, the end number and the number set must add up to seven, a six is played on a one, a five on a two, etc, Doubles count single, Example: A 2-2 calls for a 5-spot, not a 3-spot,
2. There are four “wild” dominoes: 0-0, 6-1, 5-2, and 4-3, The wild dominoes can be played at any time, anywhere,
3. Nothing can be played on a blank but a wild domino,

Seven-Toed Pete

This is played the same as All Fives except for the following:

1. The lead play must be a double or a scoring domino, The scoring dominoes are: 6-4, 5-0, 4-1, 3-2, If the lead player is un-able to lead, the lead passes to the left,
2. When a online poker player plays a double or makes a score, he is entitled to play another piece, and he may continue to playas long as he is thus able,
3. When a player plays his last domino, he must score with it if he can, If he cannot score his last piece, the round is closed and the hand score is taken, If he can score, the play is still open, although this player may not draw from the stock (if there is any) until the next time round,
4. The scoring dominoes do not in themselves make a score except in the lead play, End multiples of five score,

Domino Pool

In this variation, the rules of Block Dominoes are followed except for the following:
1, a pool or pot is formed by equal antes, and the winner takes the pot, If (in a block game) two or more tie for lowest hand, they divide the pot equally,

Sebastopol or the Fortress

This is Block Dominoes for four players, each taking seven dominoes, The double six is set by the player holding it, The double six is open four ways and the next four plays, in turn, must be on it no branches may be extended until all four sides have sprouted, After the central “fortress ” is completed, the game proceeds as in Block Dominoes,

Diamond

Each of six to nine players takes three dominoes each, The player having the highest double sets it, The layout has only one open end, and each player must play on the last previously played domino, anyone playing a double (including the starter) may playa second time if able, The winner is the first player to go out, or the player with the least number of penalty points in his hand after a block game is effected, Players usually ante before the draw and the winner takes the pool,

Bergen Game

The Bergen Game is played the same as the I Standard Partnership and the Standard Two-and Three-Hand Draw Games except for the following:

1. If there are two or three players, each takes six dominoes; if there are four players (partnership) each draws five dominoes, The remaining dominoes become the discard pile,
2. The holder of the lowest double starts each new hand, Starting the lowest double is called “double heading” and scores 2 points for the starter, Should no one hold a double, the lowest-ranking mixed-number domino is led, There are no points for such a play,
3. The object of the game is to make as many double headers and triple headers as possible,

A double header is made by playing a mixed number domino to an open end of the layout so that the two open ends possess the same numbers, This counts 2 points,
A triple header is made by playing a double to an open end of the layout so that the two! open ends possess three same numbers, a triple header counts 3 points,

4. Game, When there are three or four poker seasons players, game is 10 points; when there are two players, game is 15 points,
5. (a) A player who calls “Domino” goes out, wins the hand, and scores 2 points.

(b) If there are two dominoes left in the discard pile, and no one can match
(c) If no doubles remain in any hand, the player with the least number of penalty points wins.

1. If there is more than one double in each hand, the player with the least number or doubles wins regardless of the penalty count.
2. If two or more players tie in doubles, the holder of the least number of penalty points wins.

Tiddley-Wink

This is a Block Game except that six to nine players take three dominoes each. The player having the highest double sets it. The layout has only one open end, and each player must play poker on the last previously played domino. Anyone playing a doublet (including the set) may play a second time, it able. The first player to go out wins; if play comes to a stop before that, the lightest (lowest spot count) hand wins. Players usually ante before the draw and the winner takes the pot.

Forty-Two

Forty-Two, or Domino Rounce as it sometimes is called , is not played like other domino games that revolve around the domino layout. The object of the game is to take in (win) tricks and to capture point-scoring dominoes in tricks. Each trick is worth 1 point, while every domino whose spots total five or ten is a point-scoring domino and is worth the total of its spots. The rules for the Standard Partnership Block Game prevail except as follows:

1. There are four players, two against two as partners.
2. Each player draws seven dominoes.
3. The players study their dominoes and the bidding follows. The player holding the 1-0 mixed domino bids first. Each player in turn may make one bid and no more. However, a player may pass instead of bidding. The lowest allowable bid is 30 and each successive bid must be higher than the previous one.
4. The Play. The highest bidder leads a domino, which becomes a trump suit. If he leads a mixed number he must specify which number he intends as trump. There are eight suits: blanks, doubles, and the numbers from one through six. A lead calls for each other player to follow suit if able; the domino of the suit led having the highest value wins the trick, unless a trump domino has been played. The winner of the trick takes in the four dominoes which constitute the trick. When a trump is not led, the highest single mixed number determines its suit. Doubles take any trick of their suit.
5. Scoring. Each trick counts 1 point. The 5-5 and 6-4 dominoes are valued at 10 points each; the 5-0, 4-1, and 3-2 dominoes are valued at 5 points each. This adds up to a total of 35 and, with the 7 points in scored tricks, the highest possible total score is 42.
6. After the seven poker tricks have been played, each side totals the points in trick and scoring dominoes. If the bidding side makes more points than it bid, it scores the bid plus the amount of its total score. If the bidding side fails to make its bid, it scores nothing and its opponents score their total won in points plus the sum total of the bid.