![]() ![]() The more dominoes drawn at the start, the more likely players can lay tiles in strings with doubles early on, speeding up game play. Five players may prefer to draw closer to 9. Three players may prefer to draw as many as 12 or 13 dominoes each at the start of the game. With as many dominoes as a double-fifteen set provides, you may consider some different house rules depending on the number of players. Rules to play Mexican Train with a double-fifteen domino set Best for: longer than usual gameplay Agree to a set cap before the first game. The final round with traditional Mexican Train rules would be ten rounds long, which may be more than you're willing to play. Rules to play Mexican Train with a double-nine domino set Best for: efficient gameplayĭouble-nine domino sets are relatively rare and hard to find, but if you have one, start the engine tile with the double-nine by drawing one at a time until it's found or pre-selecting it at the start of the round. 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.
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