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Dominoes rules

Learn the Dominoes rules used in DeNiro Card: the deal, legal moves, scoring and how to win. House rules vary; these are the rules at DeNiro Card tables.

How to play Dominoes

1. Two to four players, chosen on the setup card. Double-six set of 28 tiles: 7 each with two players (14 in the boneyard), 5 each with three players (13) or four (8).
2. Whoever holds the highest double leads it; with no doubles, the heaviest tile. A tie goes to you.
3. A tile must match one open end of the line. If it fits both ends, you choose the end.
4. No playable tile? Draw from the boneyard until you can play. Pass only when the boneyard is empty.
5. A round ends when a rack empties (domino) or every player passes in a row (blocked). The lowest pip count wins the round and scores the other players' remaining pips; a tie for lowest scores nothing.
6. First to 100 wins. If more than one player passes 100 in the same round, the higher total wins. Equal totals are a draw and your stake is returned.
7. Your clock: at a coin table against the computer you get up to 90 seconds for each move, and the table header counts down the exact time left. If it runs out, the table plays that move for you on the merits. You are not forfeited, nothing extra is charged, and your stake and payout are unchanged. Each of your first three missed moves keeps the full clock; miss a third in a row and the rest of the hand runs at computer speed, about two thirds of a second a turn, which in practice finishes it for you. Making one move yourself puts the full clock back. An Online table against real people runs its own, separate clock; watch the same countdown there.

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Playing in DeNiro Card

Practice lets you play any game with no account and no coins. Coin tables use virtual play coins and need a DeNiro account; choose a coin stake before joining one. Leaving an active coin game forfeits the stake and adds a 10% leaving fee. Play coins have no cash value and cannot be cashed out.

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