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Mexican Train. Mexican Train is a game played with dominoes. The object of the game is for a player to play all the tiles from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or trains, emanating from a central hub or "station". The game's most popular name comes from a special optional train that belongs to all players.
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also called pips or dots) or is blank. The backs of the tiles in a set are indistinguishable, either blank or having some common design.
42 (dominoes) A game of 42. 42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes. 42 is often referred to as the "state game of Texas". [1] Tournaments are held in many towns, [1] and the State Championship tournament is held annually in Hallettsville, Texas on the first Saturday of March each ...
Matador (Spanish, "killer" or "bullfighter") or Matadore, sometimes called Russian Dominoes, is a domino game for two to four players using a double six set of dominoes. [1] [2] It is one of the blocking family of domino games in which the object of the game is to be the first to go out , while blocking one's opponents from doing so.
Muggins, sometimes also called All Fives, is a domino game played with any of the commonly available sets. Although suitable for up to four players, Muggins is described by John McLeod as "a good, quick two player game". [1] Muggins is part of the Fives family of domino games whose names differ according to how many spinners are in play.
Bendomino is a tabletop strategy game similar to dominoes, created by Thierry Denoual and published by Blue Orange Games in 2007. It is a set of double-6 dominoes with a 120-degree curve. The main difference from dominoes is the curved shape of the pieces, which introduces a new level of strategy to the game. There is also a version of the game ...
Chinese dominoes. A full set of Chinese dominoes. Chinese dominoes are used in several tile-based games, namely, tien gow, pai gow, tiu u and kap tai shap. In Cantonese they are called gwāt pái ( 骨牌 ), which literally means "bone tiles"; it is also the name of a northern Chinese game, where the rules are quite different from the southern ...
To randomly rearrange or mix up the face-down tiles at the start of a round and before the players pick up their hands. [10] side. One of the two teams in a partnership game. One of the two longer edges of a tile; as opposed to the two ends, the face or the back. singles, singles domino, single domino.