A Domino Dozen E-Book

Kori Robie

• Herausgeber: BooxAi
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

If you’ve ever been interested in playing dominoes, you may have asked yourself:
What kinds of games can I play with dominoes? What kind of domino set will I need?
How many people can play? What is the jargon for domino games? A Domino Dozen 
will answer these questions and more. Not a strategy book, this offers a Table of Contents, 
Glossary of domino jargon, plus step-by-step instructions for playing each game included.
This has six traditional games, plus six original games never before published, and, games 
from solitaire on up to eight players. Make this your go-to book for an easy introduction to
the world of dominoes.

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Kori Robie

A Domino Dozen

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ISBN: 978-965-578-170-0

A Domino Dozen

Six original and six traditional domino games to play; From Solitaire to games for up to 8 people

Kori Robie

Dominoes

The game of dominoes is centuries old, having roots in China and India, with later European influences introduced before developing into games popularized in the West. There are many types of games to choose from, as well as different denominations of domino sets with which to play. Various games in this book feature sets of Sixes, Nines, or Twelves.

Dominoes can be fun for a range of ages. Even children too young to know their numbers can play games matching colors or dot patterns, depending on the set of dominoes you have. There are solitaire games, games for two players, three players and games for groups. There are cut-throat games and partnership games. There are games of strategy, games of bidding, games of skill and games of chance.

This book is only a small sampling of games to try. No need to be shy about making adjustments in the rules and requirements to best accommodate the number of players you have, player ages, abilities, or the denomination of the domino set you have. In many cases you can adjust how many dominoes you draw in a turn, how you score, etc. to best suit the players.

Here are a dozen games to pique your interest. They are by no means all the domino games.

Six are renditions of traditional games; six are original invented just for the love of dominoes.

You may play alone, or share the fun! Enjoy!

Domino Glossary

bid       to say how many tricks you think you can take, or, sometimes, how many points you think you can make, during one hand

make your bid       to catch as many tricks as you bid, or, to earn as many or more points as you bid, during one hand

block       play ends in a “block” when no one is able to play, or, draw from the boneyard

bone       refers to an individual domino

boneyard; bone pile; stock      the shuffled pile of dominoes pushed aside to “draw” from when a player cannot play from their hand

catch       to “win” or take a trick by having played the highest domino

deck       a complete set of dominoes used to play a game

draw       to select one or more domino/es from the shuffled pile or boneyard

overdraw     means a player drew too many dominoes. If this happens, another player must take the extra drawn and return it/them to the boneyard which is then reshuffled to be selected from

underdraw       means a player drew too few dominoes necessary to play. The player must draw an additional bone or bones to complete their hand

to domino       to be the first player to “go out”; to be the first player to play all the dominoes from their hand

dots       the spots on the face of a domino; also called “pips”

end; ends       the shorter edges of a domino

exposure       any domino which is improperly exposed to a player, whether by accident or on purpose, must be shown to all players

hand     the dominoes you have drawn from the shuffled pile to play with

lead       the first domino to be played; or, “the set”

line of play     the line formed as dominoes are played and and matched to each other

across the line of play     to lay a domino side-to-end against another domino, rather than laying it end-to-end

within the line of play     laying a domino end-to-end against a previously played domino

matching dominoes     dominoes ends that have the same number of pips

misplay or wrong play    a domino played incorrectly or out of turn. A misplay must remain unless noticed BEFORE THE NEXT PLAYER PLAYS

order of play     determined by mutual agreement of the players, unless pre-determined by the rules of a particular game

pass       a player may “pass” according to game instructions, or, if theyhave nothing to bid or to play during a particular hand; they may simply say, “pass”; or, some prefer to rap their knuckles on the table, without speaking

pip; pips       the dots or spots on a domino face

round       one hand of several in a complete game

the set       the first domino played in a game or round; also called “the lead” (e.g. “Double-six is ‘the set’”)

on set       the player who makes the set is said to be “on set” (e.g. “Rochell is ‘on set’ this round”)

shoot the moon      shoot the moon is basically a bid of seven (when playing with a set of Sixes dominoes). It means the bidder believes he can catch every trick of that hand, so that no opposing player or team will catch any tricks. The amount of points scored will depend on the rules of the particular game you're playing

shuffle       to mix the dominoes up, most commonly by moving them around, face down, with flat hands, in circular, stirring-type motions in the center of the table

sides       the longer edges of a domino

spots       the round dots or pips on the face of all dominoes except the double blank

stock     refers to the deck of dominoes you are playing with; the boneyard or bone pile

suit/s       refers to the group/s of dominoes having the same number of pips on at least one side of all dominoes in that suit up to the highest number of the set. There are seven dominoes in each suit of a Double-Six set of dominoes (e.g., blank-6, 1-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, and 6-6 or double six make up the “Six Suit” of a Double-Six set of dominoes. Likewise, 5-6, 5-5, 5-4,5-3,5-2, 5-1, 5-blank make up the “Five suit” of that set and so on, down through the “Blank suit.” In some games Doubles may also be played as a ‘suit’ as 6-6, 5-5, 4-4, 3-3, 2-2, 1-1, blank-blank”)

trick/s       refers to the dominoes played by each player during their turn of a hand, and caught by the player having played the highest-valued domino

trumps       trumps, when named, will be the trick-catching dominoes of that hand. They are sometimes similar to being “wild”, although, among trumps if playing with a deck of Sixes, a 6-6 would beat any other trump, being the highest. Highest trump would take the trick for each hand played.