DOMINOES Made Simple: Rules and Strategies

[@uSoNeek229]

best tutorial!

[@Play-In-Games]

👆best comment!

[@uSoNeek229]

@@Play-In-Games NICE!!!

[@ClassicFeta]

👆Best nice!

[@vivekpluch]

Red Dead Redemption 2 brought me here 😅 Hopefully I won't loose to npcs no more.

[@Play-In-Games]

Happy to help in the battle of human vs AI 😂

[@GBSole]

Same, then last year a group of delivery guys started playing dominos next to my work at the park. Been hangin out and smokin a doobie with them now multiple times a week for a year. Love the game🙂

[@UCantNinjaMe]

Same reason I'm here lol

[@sourakantimandal6026]

Same reason bro Lol 😂

[@honestindiannoobgamer]

Bro i didn't expect a fellow gamer 😂🔥

[@leecon401]

I watched more than a half dozen videos on how dominos is played before coming across yours. Wish I would have found yours first, would have saved me a ton of time. Thank you!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you Lee, that is too kind! Have fun stacking those dominos!

[@brandonkeeley2860]

First time player/players this is THE best tutorial i have found yet!

[@TheRafaelRamos]

I love Dominoes! One of the most important strategies is to count the pieces and guessing which ones the other players have, sometimes you lose but when you win it feels awesome! 😎 Great game!

[@Play-In-Games]

Agreed!

[@jacksquatt6082]

For some reason, all the other youtube tutorials on dominoes are either confusing or just flat out wrong with their rules explanation. It was to the point where I got so frustrated that I started to hate the game without even playing it. Thank you for making it easy to understand.

[@Play-In-Games]

You’re very welcome, thanks for the nice comment!

[@UndergroundNetwork]

Regarding playing all four sides of the first double domino that is laid down, Chris just clarified this to me that it occurs on every round of a game, even if it's not the first domino laid down, as after the first round that domino could be just a regular non-double, and a player afterwards could lay down a double, and that double is the 4-way playable piece: As he stated: "So the first double laid down in any round gets the 4 sided attribute, it doesn't matter if it comes after the first player's turn. That's the standard way to play by the rules, but sometimes house rules say otherwise." - Thanks Chris!

[@tywannawilson1570]

What?@,! I am do confused and shouldn't be. 😢

[@TonyTheBro1]

how can a non double be played from 4 ends? like a 5:3 for example, one end you can play a 5 and the other a 3 but what about perpendicular ends, can you play a 5 or a 3?

[@UndergroundNetwork]

@@TonyTheBro1 a non-double cannot be played on 4 sides. In each subsequent round after the very first round, the first double laid down becomes playable 4-ways. Only the first double laid down each round is playable four-ways all other dominos are played normally (even if they are doubles.)

[@LarsGram]

Straight to point - I will open my domino set right away -love it

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you!

[@sonny5068]

Those are some beautiful dominoes you have there!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks, I really like them too. Thanks for watching!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

We always had dominoes as kids, but no one ever showed us how to play. This is the first time I've ever seen the rules. So what did we do with all those dominoes people kept buying for us? (wow, I just had to look this up because I never knew the name for it!): domino toppling I feel like I just learned a lot more than I usually do on a Friday night. I had better stop now. Thanks, Chris!

[@UnprofessionalProfessor]

Thanks for the explanation... I've binged your videos and now have at least one app for every game you've covered. As a trucker, they're great for down time when I have nothing to do but sit and wait, so I have plenty of time to -play with myself- play games by myself. Do you see yourself branching into Eastern games in the future? Pai Gow is a game that uses a totally different set of dominoes (some casinos have it), Mahjong is similar to gin rummy and uses a set of tiles (cards exist), several dice games come to mind (Jhandi Munda/SEE BO/fish, prawn, crab), and a variety of games exist for Hanafuda and Kabufuda decks. If it isn't in your plans, then I hope it stays in your back pocket in case you ever think you've run short on ideas.

[@Play-In-Games]

Lol, thanks! I only wish I could find a way to make them faster. Ideally I will film all the games that you can play with simple pieces. I really enjoy Mahjong, I played it a lot on the PC as a kid. Here's to hoping I can get around to some of those games! Thanks for watching.

[@KamoMbatha]

Came across a few lemons en route to this video. Glad I kept going coz this is the best video in terms of approach and content by farrrr. Subscribed!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you!

[@evangelineking3930]

Great tutorial. My husband and I just wanted to play a simple game of dominoes. The other tutorial I watched was so COMPLICATED! The lingo. The scoring. He couldn't even score with numbers. He used lines, crosses and circles. It was all too much. What you explained is what we were looking for. Thanks so much!

[@Play-In-Games]

Happy to help! Enjoy playing.

[@ThaHopelessRomantic]

Great Vid. Mike from South Dallas showed me how to play dominoes a week ago. Your vid gave me superpowers! Tmoro Ima head to S.Dally and challenge the old man!! 😂

[@Play-In-Games]

Good luck!

[@markbrown8154]

I just purchased a nice set yesterday, so your tutorial was fantastic. Thank You.

[@Play-In-Games]

You’re very welcome, enjoy playing!

[@lisadawson2652]

Amazing and fun step by step tutorial 👍🏾

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you so much!

[@SamuelRajuBarnabas]

Thanks man you helped a lot more than the other tutorials you are the king of explaining tutorials

[@Play-In-Games]

thanks!

[@sohanaparween]

Poop

[@Shinningbright97]

Great explanation! Thank you ❤

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks!

[@nicholeh9180]

Thank you for this tutorial! I used to play as a kid with my grandma all the time. Bought my daughter and I set to play with and I blanked out on the finer rules (how many to start with, how to win). Thanks again!!!

[@mrpeel3239]

Fun! Card Dominoes (aka Fan Tan, Sevens, Nines) is also satisfying.

[@stephenemery1290]

Card dominoes? Like from China?

[@mrpeel3239]

@@stephenemery1290 Not sure the origin. Maybe from China?

[@stephenemery1290]

@@mrpeel3239 like these? I have a deck but haven’t found any rules for games en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_playing_cards#Domino_cards

[@ronaldteitch]

Nice work respect. Man❤

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you 🙏!

[@darrencindy6177]

Trying to decipher Hoyle's brought us here 😂. Thank you for your clear instructions, we look forward to trying other domino game variants on your channel.

[@chuckeckerson7200]

Great explanation! Thanks for your hard work. Question. How do you start if no player has a double? Thanks?

[@Play-In-Games]

Excellent question, which ever player has the domino with the highest pip value (add the top and bottom values) would begin if no one has a double (heavy). Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

[@chuckeckerson7200]

@@Play-In-Games Thanks so much for the super-quick reply. Follow-up question. If the person who starts does not play a double, but rather, their highest pip-value domino, what happens when someone subsequently plays the first double of the game? Can it be played on all four sides (because it was the first double played in the game) or can it only be played on the two ends (because it was not the first domino played)? Thank you!

[@1carlportl]

shared - done. Good to see you

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks so much!!!

[@imalchathu]

Hi, I’m new to dominos. Isn’t the piece you are moving due to no space at 3:51 wrong? Because its 6&4 and the piece after is 5&4 or doesn’t the order matter?

[@Play-In-Games]

As noted in the video’s description… Correction: At 03:58, there is an error with the 4/5 sequence; it was reversed and mistakenly played off of. If such an error occurred during actual gameplay, that move would be invalid. However, for the purposes of this tutorial, please disregard it as it does not affect the main demonstration. If this mistake bothers you, I sincerely apologize for any confusion.

[@techconnoisseur1886]

Thank RDR2 for this view. Hoping to complete Gambler challenge 9 soon.

[@Play-In-Games]

I’ll do five finger fillet next 😂

[@techconnoisseur1886]

😆😆😆👍🏻

[@haijisan]

at 5:16 isn't it better to keep the 3/5 so that you have more options moving forward?

[@Play-In-Games]

Perhaps if the laid out dominoes were different but in the case of what was laid out in this example, holding the 3-5 would give less options than more. For example if you instead played the 4-4 and your opponent played off of the 3 side of the 3-6 and left a number that was neither 3 nor 5 you would be forced to take dominos from the boneyard next turn.

[@mackenzie_morelli7512]

Great explanation of the rules. Thank you for that. I do have a question though regarding scoring. If there are still dominoes left in the boneyard, but neither player has a playable piece and must pass, how does the scoring work? Is that the same as the stalemate when all of the boneyard is used up?

[@Play-In-Games]

Yea, great question. As long as there are dominoes in the boneyard players can take dominoes one at a time until they have a playable domino, and they can’t pass until the boneyard is empty. Once the boneyard is empty and all players pass, a stalemate occurs and no scoring is possible. I hope that makes senses. Thanks!

[@wendellparks9058]

Here in the United States, the standard direction of play(turns) around the board is in a clockwise direction(to your left).

[@amyjames745]

Hey thanks, great tutorial.

[@Play-In-Games]

You’re very welcome!

[@nicolasfieldsoundservices]

This is a great tutorial!

[@Play-In-Games]

And an even better comment, thank you! 🙏

[@enrikomacorraj]

In Albania we don’t give the chanche to play in four directions. You can play only into the start and into the finish of the train 😁 Very nice tutorial Love your videos 🎈🎈🎈

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks so much!

[@erickblack6136]

At 3:58 the bottom corner shows a 5 against a 4. Shouldn't that be turned around and then you play of the 5? If so the whole bottom line is not right

[@Play-In-Games]

Yes, you are correct, it was an error. It wasn’t really the point of the tutorial at that part of the video, but I can see how some people might get tripped up by it. Noted in the description and wish I could upload a correction without taking down the whole video, but that’s not possible with KZbin. Please accept my apology for any confusion! Thanks for watching.

[@suziq3937]

Great explanation 🌠 Thank you for this vid!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@eddiebizi]

At 3:55 is that an error with the 5 and 4 at the bottom?

[@Play-In-Games]

Quite right, I wish I could drop in a new edit, it will forever haunt me!

[@contactceleste]

Great tutorial!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks!

[@Riitz874]

Oh my god i finally get it, thank you!

[@wendellparks9058]

An alternative way to start a game(instead of using the highest double domino) is to have each player pick one domino from the pile. The player that has the most pips(spots) on their domino starts the game first. The next player to the left of the starting player will start the second round, and so on moving in a clockwise direction(to the left). The player that downs(to start a round/hand) may play any domino they wish. This rotation of the start of a round/hand is called "rotate the down."

[@PrettyGarbo]

This video is awesome and your comment about Brugal made me sub. Thanks for the laugh!

[@Play-In-Games]

De lo mio!

[@fernandavln38]

Good video.

[@laskatz3626]

This was informative and funny. Thank you!

[@thomasbloomer441]

Great video! I’ve seen rules where you can’t play the first double in four ways, just to either side. What gives?

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks for the comment! The rules of dominoes can change from region to region, however the prevailing rule with doubles is that only the first double laid down can use all four sides. Make sure you agree on the rules before you begin. Thanks for for watching Bloomer!

[@emmabritten9307]

⁠@@Play-In-Games When a game is allowing the first double to be played on all four sides…Is it a rule that BOTH sides must be matched at the crease (to create the main line of play) BEFORE the option is available to match the first double at the top and bottom?

[@Play-In-Games]

@@emmabritten9307 Great question. From what I know, yes the creased sides must first be used before the numbered ends. Let me know if you hear other wise. Thanks for watching!

[@jetlay-fl6so]

Thank you i was so confused i still cabt understand how to count how much u have during the game any suggestions?

[@Play-In-Games]

Your welcome. Are you asking how to count after the end of a match? During shouldn’t matter as much.

[@nathanwailes]

What if I'm in a two player game and neither player has a double? How do we determine who starts?

[@agems56]

After seeing this played so often over the years on Coronation Street and not understanding what was going on, I feel embarrassed in the fact it is so simple!

[@paulcollins6395]

Ohhhhh my gosh me too lol

[@DONNY-234]

great vid i did all steps

[@ChristopherPilmaier]

Hi! Thank you for the video. I have been getting into dominos with my buddy lately and we also play dominos the same, except players can also score by having a trail ending summation of dots being a multiple of 5. I hope that makes sense, but say the first player of the game lays down a 5-5, they also get 10 points. We also round points up or down to the nearest 5. Do you have a video on that domino version? If so, I would like to learn more about different strategies.

[@ChristopherPilmaier]

I just saw the comment about “all 5s”… I think it is a really cool version as well, because it adds so much more of a challenge. Thanks again for the video. Nice dominos

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks for the nice comment. I hope to get the video I shot for the All Fives edited and out. I’m a very slow editor though! Thanks for watching and enjoy playing!

[@rajsella9969]

Good explanation

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks 🙏

[@daisyspeaks7479]

What happens if nobody has a double at the start of the first round?

[@daisyspeaks7479]

Never mind. I found it in Wiki how - the player with the domino with the highest score goes first.

[@jeffsibert647]

Is there a different name for dominoes played like this (only take points from the end) versus dominoes where we’re getting points off the multiples of 5?

[@Play-In-Games]

I’m not aware of a proper name other than dominoes but I’m sure there must be many regional names. The name for the multiple of 5’s Dominoes is generally called “All Fives.” Hope that helps.

[@rogersnick17]

1:39 Speaking wisdom to the new players. I love this tutorial.

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks a lot! Gotta look out for those novices who aren’t ready for that chaos!

[@rogersnick17]

@@Play-In-Games LOL. True that, king.

[@Cheeseyyyyyyy]

real good tutorial

[@linannsingh6165]

❤ Thank you for the lesson

[@Play-In-Games]

You are very welcome 🙏

[@cassandradaly3347]

This is a really good tutorial. Thank you. Could you make one that is just for kids, without the alcohol reference so that I can show it at school?

[@Play-In-Games]

hi, I'm not sure if it will flag or not if I re-upload to KZbin kids without that, but I'll try in a bit.

[@Play-In-Games]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHKnH55f62nqsk

[@stephaniecolorado2050]

Mexican Train is SOOOO fun! Great group game - it gets intense 😂 BUT honestly, what are THE rules? The set I have (from Target) has bare instructions leaving so many “what if” scenarios. Would love to officially learn from you!

[@Play-In-Games]

You’re absolutely right, it’s very fun once you get a handle on it. All the rules give me pause for trying to teach it though. I’m doing Cribbage now and that’s giving me enough of a headache. Perhaps I’ll try it on the next round. Thanks for watching!

[@calletonoko2963]

Nice 🎉

[@OldSolidSnake]

Ok only thing i don't understand is: when creating a train, you can't play off the ones in the middle?

[@wendellparks9058]

You can only connect the dominoes on the ends of the train.

[@OldSolidSnake]

@wendellparks9058 thanks. Never played. Looks fun

[@УрошЛазаревић]

Isn't double zero giving you extra points like 12 or 16 🤔 so its good to get rid of it too

[@Play-In-Games]

That’s a new rule for me, sounds like a good way to encourage playing that domino.

[@drago939393]

I'd prefer that, if a player doesn't get a playable domino from the Boneyard, they pass the turn. That way they won't necessarily stack up multiple unplayable dominoes. Then again, drawing multiple times in a row is a funny "oh man!" moment when playing with friends.

[@admthecombative820]

Thank you!

[@elvanderhoop]

Slay queen 👸 ✨️

[@bigwi7613]

Still seeing Red Dead 2 Domino plays where you do math all the time is more exiting way to play to score with end values. Much faster to get to hundred or two hundred tho 🤔

[@Play-In-Games]

Interesting. RD II has definitely gotten a lot of people to play dominoes, which is just great.

[@mohamadalinagafdari7384]

Good

[@SamanthaSmith-u1v]

Ok I see that the opposite player of you has a 6/1 …. Why did you select a 6/5 as your play? 😊

[@PeterDonKatindoy-v4z]

Nice

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks!

[@TríDương-v6s]

video nay rat hay va bo ich

[@Umasangadji99]

Four ways? That's interesting.

[@joshlopez3868]

Okay maybe I only have play caribian street dominos. This was not the way we played

[@1966johnnywayne]

People need to play OFFLINE more.

[@chanieceflemming1122]

No not all people 😊

[@wafflequiz4967]

He said while online

[@jamiemcmahon7707]

Red dead redemption gambler 9 brought me here

[@Play-In-Games]

Winning 3 games in a row can be tough!

[@Alabamac6]

Bro you would win gambler challenge 9 on red dead redemption 2 so fast😂

[@viarnay]

And the damn horsehoe minigame..

[@mathewvijsma1277]

4:07 you put a 5 sided to a 4 sided domino on the bottom left, you cheated against yourself

[@Play-In-Games]

You should see me play poker!

[@raiaparaiso8827]

I still don’t get it😭😭😭

[@Play-In-Games]

oh no, keep at it, it's worth it!

[@LelasMum]

That was nice and informative. Perhaps speaking slightly slower would have made it nearly perfect.

[@Play-In-Games]

Geez Mum, Lela and I will never live up to your standards, just love us for who we are! 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@SamanthaSmith-u1v]

Ohhhh😮😮😮😮 this kind of play of dominoes is wayyyy different from the Caribbean . Oh I’m sorry 😊

[@keithsam4813]

Yeah I don’t wanna play this, ever lol I am now for stupid game challenge on rdr2.

[@jcarlos201]

😂a bottle of Dominican Brugal

[@arfascorporation3124]

Gaple bahasa said🥰

[@TinThuong-qw4lm]

Đông y

[@duongloan-pt1rk]

hói đang coi clip của bn

[@dyn9726]

nah for the life of me i cant win a game no mater what i do against fkin AI, im so pissed

[@OnyxOxyde]

As a hispanic, what are these rules lmao

[@Play-In-Games]

You just gonna hold back on the good stuff? Enlighten us with what you know!

[@OnyxOxyde]

@@Play-In-Games true! Well first off we play with double nines as our max, we play 10 each, and there’s only two way you can go, you can do that weird octopus thing that’s in the video where you can just stack it on a random middle piece, only on opposite ends. We play to 100, winning team counts losers pips, losing team gets zero points on losing rounds. Dead games are broken up by whoever has the least amount on a single hand, not the combined team.

[@Play-In-Games]

@@OnyxOxyde This is great, thanks! Are these PR or DR rules? Or both or from elsewhere? I'll have to do an updated version.

[@OnyxOxyde]

@@Play-In-Games well all of my friends here in Miami are Cuban, but we kind of mix and match the best of Cuban/DR/PR rules, nothing specific, just whatever we think would be the most enjoyable way to play :)

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks, now I know! Much appreciated

[@kenketnoiyeuthuong5139]

Bắn tùm lum lên domino r :

[@sierrabrowneda3822]

Lorenz Camp

[@arielganzalezmiguens1675]

este es el domino mas estraño q he visto en mi vida, jajajjaja pero igual esta ok

[@user-zd3ns6wx7y]

My son and I play and there is absolutely no challenge. Just match the pips. It is easy and nothing fun about it. I’ve watched several videos to make sure I am playing the right way and I am. But no challenge.

[@Play-In-Games]

Someone buy this man a ticket to the Dominican Republic asap, he’s ready! (Try playing 4 person with 2 teams, for more complexity 😉)

[@PoundTaylor-k2h]

Haag Plain

[@viarnay]

To play domino you need to be good arguing..🙄

[@Play-In-Games]

Lol

[@elev8homesfl286]

I can see all the real Domino players laughing at this guy... This video is for children.

[@Play-In-Games]

Yeah cause all the “real” dominos players are watching a video called Let’s Learn About Dominos… 🙄

[@DenaeHeersink-w8e]

Norval Bridge

[@sambolini7160]

wood tiles .. right, cheater

[@Play-In-Games]

Uh oh, somebody call the domino police! 😂

[@RockefellerJonas-d6u]

Prosacco Corners

[@Aaronirldancing]

Best best best turtoile

[@dbfcrell8300]

My family and I made an executive decision tonight to stop buying our weekly pizza from Dominoes., so tonight's ever-shrinking 6-slice pizza was our last.... GOODBYE FOREVER DOMINOES! I plan to tell as many who will hear on other platforms. All comments will be fully mediated

[@fr8480]

I haven’t played in a while and have been wanting to play again, I forgot how to play but thanks to you I now remember and know, thank you so much for this ! 🫶

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks and welcome back to dominoes!