Domino Line Games

This is the most widespread type of domino connecting game, in which the layout is a single connected chain of tiles, with both ends open so that it can be extended in either direction. Traditionally, tiles with unequal ends are played in line while doubles are played crosswise. Since lines can easily become too long to fit on the table if they were straight, they can be made to turn corners when convenient as in the illustration below. This has no effect on the game.

domino line with corners

Here is a list of traditional and invented domino line games on pagat.com.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

GamePlayersEquipmentGame type
All Threes Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching fives or threes
Auction Draw Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Austrian Dominoes 2–4  [8:8] equal end matching shedding
Bergen 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching bergen scoring
Billitonnen 3–5  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Blind Hughie Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Block Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Buki Dominoes 4  [8:8] equal end matching shedding
Chiva 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Cuban Dominoes 4  [9:9] equal end matching shedding
Cut Throat Dominoes Jamaican 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Dancing Dragons 2–4  [C32] equal end matching shedding
Doscientos 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Double Draw Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Doubles in the Boneyard 3  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Draw Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Fives and Threes Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching fives or threes
Flower & Scorpion 2–4  [6:6] match dice equal end matching bergen scoring
Gallinazo 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Gaple 4, 5  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Haitian Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Hungarian Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Matador 2–4, 5–8  [6:6] [9:9] [12:12] matador matching shedding
Milo 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Muggins Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching fives or threes
Nos 3–5  [6:6] connecting:cross equal end matching matador matching shedding
Partner Dominoes Jamaican 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Partnership Dominoes Latin 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Pass and Out 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Pass-Pass 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Passing Dominoes 2–4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Peaks and Pits 2–5  [6:6] [9:9] equal end matching pattern scoring
Prize Dominoes 2  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Pulle Dominoes 4  [8:8] equal end matching shedding
Quinientos 4  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Romantiles 2–5  [9:9]×2 equal end matching shedding
Throw-up Dominoes 2, 3  [6:6] match dice equal end matching shedding
Tiddly-Wink British 3–12  [6:6] [9:9] [12:12] equal end matching shedding
Two-Step 2  [6:6] equal end matching shedding
Up-Down-Stop44 2–4  [6:6] other matching rules shedding

Notes on the index

Invented games, mostly submitted by readers of pagat.com, are listed in italics.

Players
The preferred number of players is shown in bold. Other numbers with which it is possible to play are shown in grey.
Equipment
Western domino sets are indicated by the highest number of pips on a tile end - for example [6:6] is a standard double 6 set of 28 tiles, [12:12] is a set of 91 tiles with up to 12 pips on each end.
Game Type
Indicates the game's matching rule (for example 'equal ends) and objective (for example 'shedding' if the aim is to be the first to get rid of all one's tiles) and other families to which the game belongs.
This page is maintained by John McLeod, john@pagat.com   © John McLeod, 2020. Last updated: 19 March 2022

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