Instructions for Double 15 Dominoes
Super Dominoes is the game to play with double 15 dominoes. Played with two or more players, the object of the Super Dominoes game is to get rid of all or as many of your dominoes as you can. In Super Dominoes, players take dominoes from the "boneyard," play a double domino or "fat spinner" first and cast "spells" on one another by playing a number 13 domino.
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Instructions
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Lay all the dominoes face down so the pips, or dots, are not visible. Each player picks nine random tiles from the "boneyard." Like a game of poker or most card games, do not show your dominoes to the other players.
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Add up the individual domino tiles by counting the number of pips on each domino. The person with the highest domino goes first. The highest possible combination is a 15-15, or 15 pips per side. The second highest combination is 15-14, where there are 15 pips on one side, and 14 on the other.
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Start the game by having the first player lay down a "fat spinner," like a 5-5 or 9-9 combination. If the first player doesn't have a double domino, he loses his turn and the player sitting to his left goes next, where he too must lay down a double domino. The game continues moving in a counterclockwise direction until someone can lay down a double domino to begin the game. If the starting double domino is a 15-15, each player must take one domino from the "boneyard," excluding the player who laid down the 15-15 combination. If a 14-14 domino is played first, the player who played the combination automatically gets to go again. If a 13-13 combination is played, a spell is cast on the game until someone can break it by playing either a number 13 domino or any number double domino on the 13-13 combination. If a 3-3 combination is played, game play is reversed from a counterclockwise to a clockwise rotation.
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Continue game play by placing a domino with a matching number up against another domino on the playing surface. For example, if there is a 1-5 domino on the board, and you have a 5-7 domino, lay the 5 edge against the domino already on the board showing a 5. If none of your dominoes match a domino currently on the board, you lose your turn. You can play a double domino, like a 7-7, at any time anywhere on the board where there is an open 7 or against a 13. The 13 domino is a wild card for double dominoes.
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Pay close attention to what domino pieces are being played. If a player lays down a number 15 domino, every player, minus the acting player, must pick up a domino from the "boneyard." If a player puts down a number 14 domino piece, she automatically gets a second turn to lay down another domino. If a player lays down a number 13 domino, the subsequent player must lay down either a number 13 domino or a double domino. If she cannot do either, she must take two dominoes pieces from the "boneyard." Any time a player lays down a double domino during game play, except for the first move, the next player loses her turn. Whenever a number 3 domino is played, the order of game play reverses, so if the game is moving in a counterclockwise direction, it now moves clockwise.
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Watch for the player with the least amount of dominoes. The person who plays all his dominoes first wins. If all the players still have dominoes but no one can take a turn, and the "boneyard" is empty, the person with the fewest dominoes wins. If there is a tie, have tying players count the pips on their remaining dominoes, and the person with the lowest number wins.
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