Lead Anything – you may lead any domino in your hand.Trumps – any domino matching Trump is in the trump suit and never in any other “matching” suit Trumps beat all other suits.Suit Order – for any suit, the win order hierarchy is determined by the highest opposite end played, except for the double which is always highest in its own suit.The winning bidder leads the first trick, followed in a clockwise manner by each player playing one of their dominoes.įor each trick, dominoes are played per the following rules:
If a trump suit is not declared before playing the first domino, the suit led in the first trick shall determine Trump. Trumps are a super suit that win over other suits when played per rules below. Valid suits are: blanks, ones (aces), twos (deuces), threes (treys), fours, fives, sixes, doubles, or no-trump (aka follow-me). The trump suit is declared by the winning bidder prior to playing the first domino. If continuing, the player may not change their bid when it’s their turn to bid, and if their bid is no longer available they must pass. Should a player bid out of order, the opposing team may choose to continue playing the hand or have the hand shaken again (by the same Shaker). Note: Once a bid is announced, that player’s opportunity to bid has passed and bidding continues with the next player, ending with the Shaker. Marks bids require capturing (taking) all 7 tricks.Any player may bid up to 2 marks when 2 marks has not already been bid subsequent bids may only be one additional mark.When bidding reaches 42 (aka one mark), only marks may be bid.If all players pass, the Shaker must bid at least the minimum bid (aka forced bid).Each player may either pass (not bid) or bid higher.Highest bidder wins the bid (and declares trump).Each player may bid only once, in order.Bidding begins with the player to the left of the Shaker and proceeds clockwise ending with the Shaker.10 points for each “ten-pointer” won: 5/5, 6/4.Texas Friendly Method: Opponents of the dealer draw first, followed by the partner of the dealer the dealer then claims the remaining seven dominoes.īid. The total bid points available in any hand is 42: The shaker shakes (shuffles) the dominoes face down on the table to sufficiently randomize their position. The player shaking rotates each hand in a clockwise direction.ĭraw. The order of play for each hand is Shake, Draw, Bid, declare Trump, Play, Score. A hand is won by either the bid-winning team meeting their bid contract, or by setting – preventing the bid-winning team from meeting their bid contract. Each hand consists of seven individual tricks, with each trick involving the play of one domino by each player in order, with the highest domino winning the trick.
#Rules of dominoes series#
The game is played as a series of individual hands – each hand resulting in awarding marks to the hand winner – until one team achieves 7 (or more) marks. In the event of a tie, those players will repeat drawing until there is a single winner. Each player draws one domino the player drawing the domino with the highest total quantity of pips (dots) on both sides (a 6-3 is considered a 9) will be the first shaker. Determine who will be score keeper.ĭetermine First Shaker: Dominoes are placed face down on the table and shaken (shuffled) by any player. Setup: Two teams of two people sit at a card table with teammates seated opposite each other. A standard double-six set of dominoes (blanks through sixes, 28 dominoes) is used. The object of the game is to reach a score of seven (7) marks first. Hands are played until one team reaches a score of 7 marks. 42 has some similarities to Spades, Hearts and Bridge.
A series of hands are bid and played with marks awarded for winning each hand. The game of 42 is a trick-taking card game played by four people divided into 2 teams using a double-six dominoes set.
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