How to Score in a Dominoes

Scoring in dominoes works for double-six and double-nine varieties.

There are several variations of dominoes, but the most basic is known as draw dominoes. This requires players to pull dominoes from a draw pile and use them during the game. During play, each player matches dominoes within his set to the dominoes that have been played. Matches are made by lining up dominoes that have the same number of dots. Scoring in dominoes happens after each round and should be recorded during the course of the game.

Instructions

1. Keep score on a piece of paper by writing each player's name down.

2. Get rid of as many of your high-valued dominoes as possible. For example, if you have one domino with three dots and one dot while another domino has three dots and five dots, get rid of the domino with the five dots first.

3. Play until one player goes out. That player is the winner for that round and receives the points from other players.

4. Count the values of the dominoes left in other player's hands. These values get transferred to the player who won the round as points. Write down the point count under the winning player.

5. Play until the a player reaches 100, which makes her the winner. You will need to play several rounds before a player reaches 100 points.

Tips & Warnings

• If nobody has any moves left, rather than a player going out, the winner of the round is the player with the least amount of domino values in his hand. That player receives points like in Step 4 but has to subtract the points in his hand from the overall score.

References

• Learn Play Win: How To Play: Dominoes: Rules of Draw Dominoes
• Domino-Games: Domino Rules: Domino Basics