In the rare instance a player plays all their dominoes in the first turn, each player still has a chance to make their first move, then the round is over. It's also more likely a player lays multiple dominoes on the first round and ends early. Playing doubles with a mere 28 tiles available means remaining tiles go quickly. The object of the game remains the same to keep your private train private and maintain the lowest score.
You may also decide to pre-pick the starting double-six domino to get the domino immediately on the table. Rules to play Mexican Train with a double-six domino set Best for: fast gameplayĭouble-six dominoes can be used to play Mexican Train dominoes, but is best used for two players because there are so few tiles available. Your score is the number of pips on all your remaining dominoes.Continue playing until someone is out of dominoes or there are so few tiles left no one has a playable tile and cannot play.There is only one Mexican Train, except for variations recommended for larger double-fifteen and double-eighteen sets. A public Mexican Train is open from the start of the game for anyone to play on at any time and is always open.You can "close" your private trains on your next turn when you can lay a matching domino, then remove the train marker. If at any time a player cannot play, despite a draw from the boneyard, they place a marker on the end of the train-usually a penny, but it can be anything from a gummy bear to a piece of paper-to indicate their private train is open for other subsequent players to play on.If they still can't cover it, their turn is over and the next player must satisfy the double, repeating this process until the double is "closed". If they can't satisfy the double, then they draw one domino from the boneyard. Whenever someone plays any double domino, they must satisfy the double by laying another tile.The ends of each domino played must match the other end of the preceding domino, like 4|5 - 5|9 - 9|2.If a player is unable to play before they start their train, then they must mark their own train as open with a train token.Physical sets usually assume all personal trains and the public train start from a central train hub or center of the table. Each player begins laying out their train, which is just a row of dominoes starting from the initial double and extending out toward the player.There is no "skip" or "pass" in Mexican Train Dominoes. Play moves in a clockwise direction and you must play a tile on each turn. Whoever lays the first domino starts the game.Everyone’s first play must match the end of the highest double on their train.If no player has the domino matching the highest double domino, then each player draws one domino at a time from the boneyard until it's found.
The player with the highest domino in the set (e.g., a double-six in case of a double-six domino set) starts the game.The remaining dominoes remain in the "bone pile" or “boneyard” off to the side. Draw dominoes based on your player count and tile count (more on that below).Start by shuffling all the dominoes face down.No matter how many players and tiles you're working with, some rules remain the same: Standard Mexican Train dominoes rules for any variation Double-eighteen dominoes with 190 tiles.This is how all our apps work and is what most game rules assume.īut there are other physical domino sets that can be used to play Mexican Train Dominoes in a pinch, or if you're looking for an extra-large group or play time. This means the set has 91 tiles, starting with one double blank domino all the way up to a domino with 12 pips (dots) on each side. Traditionally Mexican Train dominoes is played with a double-12 domino set. Afghanistan, Africa, American Samoa, Anguilla, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Comoros, Croatia, Republic of, Cuba, Republic of, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gambia, Georgia, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Mexico, Middle East, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, South America, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Rules to play Mexican Train dominoes with double six and double fifteen dominoes
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