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Dominoes guide: rules, how to play and tips

What is it?

Dominoes is the table game of long family afternoons, patios and get-togethers across Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. Using a double-six set of 28 tiles, each player tries to get rid of every tile by matching the numbers at the open ends of the line. On WePlay everyone sees their hand on their own phone, so nobody can peek at anyone else’s tiles.

Setup

• A double-six set is used: 28 tiles combining every number from 0 (blank) to 6.
• Two to four people can play. Tiles are shuffled face down and each player draws a hand; the rest form the boneyard.
• The game tells you who places the first tile, and play continues in turns from there.

Rules

1. On your turn place a tile whose number matches one of the two open ends of the chain.
2. Doubles (like 6-6) are placed just like any other tile but leave a single number at that end.
3. If you have no tile that fits, draw from the boneyard until you find one; if the boneyard is empty, you pass.
4. The hand ends when someone plays their last tile, or when the game is blocked because nobody can move.
5. The winner of the hand scores the pips left in the opponents’ hands. In a blocked game the player with the fewest pips wins.

How to play on WePlay

1. Open weplay.zone in the browser on every phone. There is no app to install and no account to create.
2. If everyone is on the same Wi-Fi, they land at the same table automatically. Anyone far away or on cell data taps Invite and joins with the link, the QR code or the 4-letter code.
3. The host picks Dominoes and taps Start. Each phone shows only its own player’s information; the table is shared in real time.
4. Nobody else around? Open Play the computer and the game starts instantly against a computer opponent.
5. Tap a tile in your hand and then the end where you want it; the game only allows legal moves, which makes it great for beginners.
6. Against the computer you can practice any time: automatic opponents take their turns in seconds.

Tips and strategy

• Get rid of heavy tiles like 6-6 or 5-6 early: if you are stuck with them when someone else goes out, they score a lot for that player.
• Watch which numbers have been played. If almost every five is already on the table, you can guess who is about to get stuck.
• Keep variety in your hand. Holding many different numbers gives you options and helps you avoid passing.
• When an opponent passes, remember it: they have none of the numbers that were showing. Use that to shut them out.
• If you are ahead on points, blocking the game can be smart; if you are behind, keep the ends open.

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