Matador
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(Spanish, "killer" or "
bullfighter
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...
") or Matadore, sometimes called Russian Dominoes, is a
domino game
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...
for two to four players using a
double six set of
dominoes
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...
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blocking family
The following is a partial list of games played with domino tiles or similar equipment. The most typical domino games are ''layout games'', i.e. games in which the players add matching tiles from their hand to a layout or tableau in the middle of ...
of domino games in which the object of the game is to be the first to
go out, while blocking one's opponents from doing so. Its distinguishing feature is the unusual rule of playing tiles so as to combine
pips instead of matching numbers.
Number of dominoes
After it is decided who goes first, usually the player who picks the highest
double
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(a domino with both ends showing the same number of
spots), each player gets five tiles, with the leftover ones set aside in an area known as the
boneyard
Boneyard may refer to:
* Cemetery or graveyard
Comics
* A character in the Malibu/Marvel Comics publication ''Mantra''
* ''Boneyard'' (comics), a horror-themed comic book series by Richard Moore
Film and television
* ''Boneyard'' (TV series ...
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Connections
During play, players must connect either
end
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End
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** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
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of the
line of
tiles
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not with a matching number on either end, but one causing the two connecting ends to have a total of seven
pips, i. e. a six-spot end must be connected with a one-spot one, a four-spot with a three-spot, and a two-spot with a five-spot. Doubles are placed endwise and count the same as single dominoes. Blanks are closed to play of any domino other than a "matador." A "matador" can be either the double-blank domino or one containing a total of seven pips (4-3, 5-2, and 6-1). A player can also place a "matador" at any time without any regard to the numbers at either end of the domino line.
When a player does not have a domino that connects with either end of the domino line, the player must pick a domino from the boneyard and see if this is playable. If it is, the domino must be played; otherwise one must pick another domino repeatedly until a playable one turns up. If the boneyard is empty, i.e. all dominoes have been taken, the player must signify that he passes his turn, usually by knocking. There is also a rule set that says that when a player has no playable domino and picks up an unplayable domino from the boneyard, the player must pass immediately.
Win
As usual, the player who has
set
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*Set (mathematics), a collection of elements
*Category of sets, the category whose objects and morphisms are sets and total functions, respectively
Electro ...
all his tiles to the
tableau
Tableau (French for 'little table' literally, also used to mean 'picture'; tableaux or, rarely, tableaus) may refer to:
Arts
* ''Tableau'', a series of four paintings by Piet Mondrian titled ''Tableau I'' through to ''Tableau IV''
* ''Tableau viv ...
wins the game. If all players pass their turn once in succession, the game ends and the player with the lowest number of pips on his leftover tiles wins.
See also
*
Glossary of domino terms
The following is a glossary of terms used in dominoes. Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous regional or local slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific, i.e. specific to one particular version of dominoes, but a ...
References
Bibliography
* Brandreth, Gyles (1981). ''Everyman's Indoor Games''. London, Melbourne, Toronto: Dent.
External links
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