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Dominoes
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. 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 called ''Pip (counting), pips'' or ''dots'') or is blank. The backs of the tiles in a set are indistinguishable, either blank or having some common design. The gaming pieces make up a domino set, sometimes called a ''deck'' or ''pack''. The traditional European domino set consists of 28 tiles, also known as pieces, bones, rocks, stones, men, cards or just dominoes, featuring all combinations of spot counts between zero and six. A domino set is a generic gaming device, similar to playing cards or dice, in that a variety of games can be played with a set. Another form of entertainment using domino pieces is the practice of domino toppling. The earliest mention of dominoes is from Song dynasty China found in the text ''Former Events in Wulin'' by Zhou Mi (1232–1298). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fives And Threes
Muggins, sometimes also called All Fives, is a domino game played with any of the commonly available sets. Although suitable for up to four players, Muggins is described by John McLeod as "a good, quick two player game".''Muggins'' at . Retrieved 30 December 2020. Muggins is part of the Fives family of domino games whose names differ according to how many spinners are in play. Muggins is the game without a spinner, Sniff and modern All Fives have a single spinner, and, in Five Up, all doubles are spinners. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muggins
Muggins, sometimes also called All Fives, is a domino game played with any of the Dominoes#Construction and composition of domino sets, commonly available sets. Although suitable for up to four players, Muggins is described by John McLeod (card game researcher), John McLeod as "a good, quick two player game".''Muggins'' at pagat.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Muggins is part of the Fives family of domino games whose names differ according to how many spinner (dominoes), spinners are in play. Muggins is the game without a spinner, Sniff and modern All Fives have a single spinner, and, in Five Up, all doubles are spinners.Rules for All Fives at Pagat.com Retrieved January 28, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Train
''Mexican Train'' is a game played with dominoes. The object of the game is for a player to play all the tile (dominoes), tiles from his or her hand (dominoes), hand onto one or more chains, or train (dominoes), trains, emanating from a central hub or "station". The game's most popular name comes from a special optional train that belongs to all players. However, the game can be played without the ''Mexican train''; such variants are generally called "private trains" or "domino trains". It is related to the game Chicken Foot (domino game), Chicken Foot. Equipment A double-twelve set of dominoes is marketed as the standard for Mexican Train, and accommodates up to eight players, but there are many sets that are commonly used. The following sets can be used, depending on the number of people playing: * Double-six set, Double-six (2 players, tiles in total) * Double-nine (2-7 players, tiles) * Double-twelve (2-8 players, tiles) * Double-fifteen (9-12 players, tiles) * Double-eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas 42
42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes. 42 is often referred to as the "national game of Texas". Tournaments are held in many towns, and the State Championship tournament is held annually in Hallettsville, Texas on the first Saturday of March each year. In 2011 it was designated the official State Domino Game of Texas. History According to a 1985 news article written by Christopher Evans of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the game originated in Garner, Texas. Two local boys, William Thomas and Walter Earl, developed the game in 1887 in response to a general disapproval of card-playing games held by many Protestants at that time. William and Walter were able to incorporate dominoes in their game, which mimicked the mechanics of a trick-taking card game like pitch. The game they developed, which was the precursor to today's 42, found acceptance since dominoes did not carry the negative stigma of card-playing. From t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Dominoes
Chinese dominoes are used in several tile-based games, namely, tien gow, pai gow, tiu u and kap tai shap. In Cantonese they are called (), which literally means "bone tiles"; it is also the name of a northern Chinese game, where the rules are quite different from the southern Chinese version of tien gow. History Ming author Xie Zhaozhe (1567–1624) records the legend of dominoes having been presented to Song Emperor Huizong in 1112. However the contemporary Li Qingzhao (1084 – ) made no mention of dominoes in her compendium of games. In China, early "domino" tiles were functionally identical to playing cards. An identifiable version of Chinese dominoes developed in the 12th or 13th century. The oldest confirmed written mention of dominoes in China comes from the ''Former Events in Wulin'' (i.e. the capital Hangzhou) written by the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) author Zhou Mi (1232–1298), who listed "''pupai''" (gambling plaques or dominoes) as well as dice as items sold b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Set
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 apply to a wide range of domino games. For glossaries that relate primarily to one game or family of similar games, see the relevant article. A ; Ace : The end of a tile marked with one spot. A 'one'.''Domino Glossary'' at domino-play.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020. ; arm : A single straight line of within the . McLeod specifies that it only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Toppling
Domino toppling refers to the process of arranging dominoes in a sequential layout, commonly known as a domino run, and subsequently knocking over the first domino in the sequence. This action triggers a chain reaction, where each domino in turn falls into the next, resulting in a cascading effect termed the domino effect. Competitions in which two or more players aim to be the first to knock down all their arranged dominoes may be referred to as a domino rally. When domino toppling is performed for an audience, it is typically called a domino show. Description Domino toppling involves the arrangement of dominoes in a standing position to create patterns and sequences, known as a domino run. Builders can utilize dominoes of various colors to generate designs and images, with some dominoes exhibiting different colors on their front and back surfaces. This allows for a visual contrast before and after the dominoes are toppled. Techniques employed in domino toppling may include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken Foot (domino Game)
Chickenfoot or Chicken Foot, also called Chicken-Foot Dominoes and Chickie Dominoes, is a Block domino game of the "Trains" family for 2 to 12 players invented by Louis and Betty Howsley in 1986. Chicken Foot is played in round (dominoes), rounds, one round for each double domino in the set and is best for 4 to 7 players.''Domino Games'' at pagat.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021. Objective The goal of the game is to have the lowest score by the end of the last round. For each round, the goal is for the player to empty their hand (dominoes), hand of dominoes by playing them on the board.Setup The dominoes are first turned face down and shuffle (dominoes), shuffled. Then, each player picks seven dominoes to form their hand. With more than four players, the game requires an extended set. The number of dominoes d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pip (counting)
Pips are small but easily countable items, such as the dots on dominoes and dice, or the symbols on a playing card that denote its suit and value. Playing cards In playing cards, pips are small symbols on the front side of the cards that determine the suit of the card and its rank. For example, a standard 52-card deck consists of four suits of thirteen cards each: spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds. Each suit contains three face cards – the jack, queen, and king. The remaining ten cards are called pip cards and are numbered from one to ten. (The "one" is almost always changed to " ace" and often is the highest card in many games, followed by the face cards.) Each pip card consists of an encoding in the top left-hand corner (and, because the card is also inverted upon itself, the lower right-hand corner) which tells the card-holder the value of the card. In Europe, it is more common to have corner indices on all four corners which lets left-handed players fan their cards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tile-based Game
A tile-based game is a game that uses tiles as one of the fundamental elements of play. Traditional tile-based games use small tiles as playing pieces for gambling or entertainment games. Some board games use tiles to create their board, giving multiple possibilities for board layout, or allowing changes in the board geometry during play. Each tile has a back (undifferentiated) side and a face side. Domino tiles are usually rectangular, twice as long as they are wide and at least twice as wide as they are thick, though games exist with square tiles, triangular tiles and even hexagonal tiles. Modern games may use unconventional non-tileable shapes such as the curved-shaped Bendominoes, or use many different shapes that together tile a surface such as the polyominoes in Blokus. Traditional * Anagrams * Chinese dominoes * Dominoes * Khorol * Mahjong Commercial * '' Okey'' * '' Quad-Ominos'' * '' Qwirkle'' * '' Rummikub'' * ''Scrabble ''Scrabble'' is a word game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dice
A die (: dice, sometimes also used as ) is a small, throwable object with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. Dice are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing games, and games of chance. A traditional die is a cube with each of its six faces marked with a different number of dots ( pips) from one to six. When thrown or rolled, the die comes to rest showing a random integer from one to six on its upper surface, with each value being equally likely. Dice may also have other polyhedral or irregular shapes, may have faces marked with numerals or symbols instead of pips and may have their numbers carved out from the material of the dice instead of marked on it. Loaded dice are specifically designed or modified to favor some results over others, for cheating or entertainment purposes. History Dice have been used since before recorded history, and their origin is uncertain. It is hypoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tile-based Game
A tile-based game is a game that uses tiles as one of the fundamental elements of play. Traditional tile-based games use small tiles as playing pieces for gambling or entertainment games. Some board games use tiles to create their board, giving multiple possibilities for board layout, or allowing changes in the board geometry during play. Each tile has a back (undifferentiated) side and a face side. Domino tiles are usually rectangular, twice as long as they are wide and at least twice as wide as they are thick, though games exist with square tiles, triangular tiles and even hexagonal tiles. Modern games may use unconventional non-tileable shapes such as the curved-shaped Bendominoes, or use many different shapes that together tile a surface such as the polyominoes in Blokus. Traditional * Anagrams * Chinese dominoes * Dominoes * Khorol * Mahjong Commercial * '' Okey'' * '' Quad-Ominos'' * '' Qwirkle'' * '' Rummikub'' * ''Scrabble ''Scrabble'' is a word game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
