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Dominoes Instructions

Think of the standard domino as a flat, one-sided dice. On its "game" side, the domino is split into halves. The halves will show anything from a blank space to six dots. The basic goal is to match one side of the dice in your hand with a dice piece already in play. The game is played with two to four people and 28 game pieces. There are many versions of dominoes, but "Block" is the most widely played in America.

Instructions

- 1
  Turn all of the game pieces upside down. Shuffle the dominoes around to mix up their positions.
- 2
  Have the players draw six game pieces. Set the remaining pieces to the side. They are known as sleeping tiles.
- 3
  Start with the player who drew the highest-numbered piece or double-tile. If no player got a double-tile, reshuffle all of the dominoes and deal again.
- 4
  Choose a piece to play first. The first player will lay the chosen piece on the table. The next player must match one side of one of her pieces to one side of the piece that was played. If a player has a playable domino, he must play it. If he does not wish to play it, he can pass his turn to play to the next player by knocking on the table. Play continues with each player having to match a piece on the table or pass.
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  Play all the dominoes in your hand to win the round. The non-winning players must turn over their dominoes and count the dots on them. The total number of dots on all non-winning players dominoes is the score of the winning player. If the game becomes blocked, and no more plays can be made, all players count the total number of dots on their remaining game pieces. The player with the least amount of total dots is the victor.

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