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Block Game
Players each draw seven dominoes (if two players) or five dominoes (if three players). The one with the highest double domino piece begins play by laying down a domino. During their turn, players must place a domino from their hand next to one of the open ends that matches the number of dots. Players without a match must pass. Play continues until a winner has no more dominoes or no one has a match. In this case, the winner has the least total amount of dots on all his dominoes. If a tie, the person with the one domino with the lowest amount wins. Kids who know addition can play rounds until the overall winner reaches a score of 50 or 100. The winner of a round earns the total of all the other players' domino dots, minus the total of his own hand (if any).
Blind Dominoes
Set the dominoes face down. Each player draws a domino. The one with the most dots goes first. Each player draws 14 tiles (if two players) or nine tiles (if three players). Keep the dots hidden. The first player picks up one of her dominoes and turns it over. She then reveals another. If the dots on one of the sides can be matched to a side of the domino just placed, it is placed down. Draw continues until a match cannot be made. That piece is placed face down back into her pile, and the next player takes a turn. Double pieces can be left face up and played at any time during a turn. Play continues until a winner gets rid of all her dominoes or no person can make a play. The player with the lowest total number of dots in her hand wins.
Draw Dominoes
Similar to the Block Game, this game uses the leftover dominoes not used in a hand as the “boneyard.” If a player cannot make a match on one of the open ends, he must take a domino from the boneyard and add it to his hand until he draws one that can be played. Once the boneyard is empty, players with no matches must pass. Play continues until a winner has gotten rid of his whole hand or no player has a match. Determine points and winners the same as in the Block Game.
Toppling
Strategically place a series of dominoes each standing up on end next to each other. Knock over the first domino and watch the others topple over one by one until the last has fallen. Get creative by planning a falling domino to move a ball or other object which hits another domino to start another chain reaction. Make a domino fall from a platform onto another domino chain. The possibilities are endless.