Dominoes — Rules

Draw Dominoes

A game for two. Moving, adjusting the line, the end of a deal and the ways of scoring are shared by all variants and described in the basics. This page covers what is different here.

The deal

Each player gets 7 tiles. The other 14 lie face down — this is the boneyard.

Drawing from the boneyard

With no move, the player takes tiles from the boneyard one at a time — choosing which one — until a move becomes possible. If the boneyard is empty, the player passes. Drawing while holding a playable tile is not allowed.

A blocked game happens only when the boneyard is empty and nobody can move.

Scoring and the match

The default is winner takes the points: the player who goes out scores what is left in the opponent's hand, and the match is played to 100.

When offering a game

Tiles per hand — from 2 to 13: at least one tile must stay in the boneyard.