How to Play Chicken Coop Domino Games

Shuffle the dominoes and deal an equal number to each player. For two or three players, deal 11 dominoes each. For four players, deal nine dominoes each. And for five or six players, deal seven dominoes each. Put the remaining dominoes in an empty space designated the "chicken yard."

The player with the double nine domino plays first. He should place a domino in the center of the chicken coop hub, and play continues to the left.

If no player has a double nine domino, take turns drawing from the chicken yard until a double nine is found; that player begins game play.

Play the first six turns by placing six dominoes in the open slots around the chicken coop hub, playing off the double nine domino (one end of each domino must also be a nine), and begin building these "chicken legs." If players cannot play a domino in their hand, they must draw from the chicken yard.

Continue game play by placing matching numbered dominoes off of the others until a player plays a double, which is a domino with matching dots on each end. She should place the double domino perpendicular to the chicken leg. She then should press the chicken coop hub, which will sound a cluck signaling that play is suspended until three "chicken toes" are laid from the double domino.

Continue play to the left until the chicken toes are complete.

End the round when no dominoes are available to complete a move. For example, if all of the double fours are played, and completing the chicken toe requires a double four, the round cannot continue.

Count the dots, or pips, on the dominoes still remaining in players' hands at the end of the round. These are the scores for round one. If a player has gotten rid of all dominoes, he receives a zero.

Repeat steps one through seven for 10 rounds.

Total all players' scores at the end of 10 rounds. The player with the lowest score is the winner.