Rules

General Rules

Games:

• Head Up (1 on 1)
• 3 Way (cutthroat)
• 4 Way (cutthroat)
• Teams (2 on 2)

1. 7 Dominos to start game with.
2. Points start at 10 or better to get on board. 
3. You have to say Domino after you played all your Dominos.
4. Exposed Dominoes gets reshuffled into the boneyard. 
5. Locked Board: player with less money in his hands, receives opponents’ money.

Completion of Houses: 

• A House is 50 points. 
• There are 3 houses in the game. Which equals 150 points! 
• Complete first house before opponent is on board, game is over, and it’s considered 2 games. 
• Complete 3 houses while opponent is still in the first house, equals 2 wins. 

Terminology of the Game: 

• Money- Points 
• Bold money- didn’t add up to correct number of points that was counted. 
• Spinners- The first double domino that was played. 
• Bone yard- pile of dominos 
• Bones- Another word for Domino 
• Locked board- player with less points than opponent, receives his/her money. The player with the highest double starts the next hand. 
• Bone check- is when a player asks to see how many bones the opponent has. 
• Playing out of turn- is when another opponent is up to play before you. 

Blow Ups:

• Counting wrong points “money”. 
• Missing you’re out money. 
• Playing out of turn 
• If board was locked and you don’t come out with double sixes first 
• Pulling from boneyard when you don’t have to 
• Forgetting what the spinner is/playing on the wrong spinner.

Head Up (1 on 1) General Rules 

• Game Time- 15 minutes. If the game is still on, the player with the most points wins. 
• 3 House completion: 50 points a house. Which equals 150 points a game.
• Complete first house before opponent is on board, equals 2 wins. 
• Complete 3 houses before opponent are out of first house, equals 2 wins. 

 

Blow Ups: 

• Counting wrong points “money” 
• Playing out of turn. 
• If board was locked and you don’t come out with double sixes First.
• Pulling from boneyard when you don’t have to. 
• Playing on wrong spinners. 

 

Table Pots: 

• $20 and up bets on a game. 
• The winner pays the table of $5. 
• Bet with table. 
• Winners’ choice of bet. 
• Out first house before opponent. 
• Win more than 20 and up. 
• Blow up. 
• Choose who you think would win. 

 

3 Man General Rules 

• Game Time- 20 mins. If the game is still on, the player with the most points wins. 
• 3 House completion: 50 points a house. Which equals 150 points a game. 
• Complete first house before opponent is on board, equals 2 wins. 
• Complete 3 houses before opponent are out of first house, equals 2 wins.

Blow Ups: 

• Giving money to the wrong back man to count. 
• Counting wrong points “money” 
• Playing out of turn 
• If the board was locked and you don’t come out with double sixes or lower first. 
• Pulling from the boneyard when you don’t have to. 
• Forgetting the spinners. 
• Passing on your turn when you can play. 
• If a player blows up before the game is over, he/she gives half of his game money to house. 

 

Table Pots: 

• Winner pays table $10. 
• Bets with table: 
• Win more than 20 points and up. 
• Out of first house, first 
• Blow up. 
• Bet free with your opponent. 

 

4 Man (cutthroat) General Rules

3 house completion: 

• 50 points for a house. Which equals 150 points. 
• Complete first house before the opponent is on board, equals 2 wins. 
• Complete 3 houses before the opponent is out of first house, equals 2 wins. 
• Game Time- is 25 minutes. If the game is still on, the player with the most points wins.

Blow Ups: 

• Giving money to the wrong back man. 
• Playing out of turn. 
• If board was locked and you don’t come out with double sixes first 
• Forgetting what spinners are. 
• If the player is out of the first house before everyone is on board, the player wins the pot. 
• Passing on your turn to play when you can.

Table Pots: 

• $30 and up bets on a game. 
• Winner pays the table $15. 
• Bets with table. 
• Winners’ choice of bet 
• Out of first house before 2 or 3 opponents 
• Choose who’s going to blow up first. 
• Win more than 20 points  against the opponent. 

 

 Tournament Rules:

• 4 tables= 16 players 
• 20-25 minutes a game 
• 30 seconds to play a domino unless the board is locked, then it’s 1 minute.
• The Player with the most points automatically enters the final four. The players with the least points at the table are eliminated from the tournament.  
• The winner earns respect, rewards, and enters the hall of fame of The Domino League.