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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.
Draw or "the Draw Game" is one of the two basic forms of the game of dominoes, the other being "the Block Game," [3] and "most characteristic domino games are elaborations of it." [4] It gives its name to the family of 'draw games'. Initially each player draws seven tiles from a double-six set. The first player places a tile on the table which ...
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William and Walter were able to incorporate dominoes in their game, which mimicked the mechanics of a trick-taking card game like pitch. The game they developed, which was the precursor to today's 42, found acceptance since dominoes did not carry the negative stigma of card-playing. From there, the game spread throughout Texas. [4]
A typical four-player game of Mexican Train using the double-nine set and the branching doubles variation; the eponymous Mexican Train is not in view. 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 ...
Triangular Dominoes is a variant of dominoes using equilateral triangle tiles, patented by Franklin H. Richards in 1885. Two versions were made: a starter set of 35 unique tiles, with each side numbered from zero to four pips, and an advanced set of 56 unique tiles, with each side numbered from zero to five pips.
Domino tiles. The following is a glossary of terms used in dominoes.Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous regional or local slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific, i.e. specific to one particular version of dominoes, but apply to a wide range of domino games.
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.