I have just bought a set of dominoes; can anybody please explain the rules to me?
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place all the dominoes face down and pick 5 random dominoes. Then throw a dice. If one of your dice has the same amount of spots, this allows you place one of you dominoes to the left of your opponent. If you are not able to match them you must pick up extra dominoes. blar blar blar, I'm just making this up as I go along
Put all the dominoes face down, get or buy a copy of Hoyles Book of Rules. Proceed to next step.
We used to play different in the .. well back in the days, but here is a site that shows basics.
http://www.dominorules.com/domino_basics.
When we used to play the one who had double 6 put down first and play went clockwise who could put a domino on either side of the 6 (Ie. One of your domino sides had to have a six and another number) Next player would have to match one side of the previous play, etc..
maybe if you look under the lid of the box ,you will find the rules to the game printed there ,dooh.
How To Play Dominoes
The draw game is the most common form played, although there are hundreds of variations.
Instructions
STEP 1: Count that there are 28 dominoes, from double blank to double six. STEP 2: Place them facedown on the table and shuffle them until they're random. STEP 3: Allow your opponent to take seven dominoes, and take seven for yourself. STEP 4: Allow the player with the highest double to go first. STEP 5: Lay a domino with like value next to the first domino (it doesn't matter which end). Make sure like values are always touching. STEP 6: Pick from the pile if you don't have a domino that corresponds to the ones on the layout. Keep those dominoes concealed from your opponent(s). STEP 7: Pass if no more dominoes are left in the pile. STEP 8: Win the session if you're the first person to run out of dominoes. STEP 9: End the session if everybody passes, in which case the winner is the person with the lowest score. STEP 10: Count your score by the number of dots on the tiles remaining in your hand. STEP 11: End the game if someone reaches 50 points in a game with two players or 100 points with three or more players. The lowest score wins. Tips & Warnings
If you're playing with three or four players, each player should take five dominoes.
If more than two are playing, play rotates clockwise.
If no double is held by any player to determine who will go first, the domino of the highest value is counted.
Keep the largest assortment of different numbers in your hand as long as possible. If you have a choice of playing the 5-4 or 5-3 on an open 5, you should choose according to whether or not you have other 4s or 3s in your hand.
If you lay a double, the layout then forms a T shape and play can continue from any of the exposed ends.
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