TRY THE DOMINO CABIN-FEVER CURE
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the last player has scored (three plus two) five points,
while here:
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there is no score because the two ends, added together,
make six. Accumulated points are recorded using an elegant
system of big and little X ... with each slanted stroke
equaling five and a completed figure representing fifty:
Five completed patterns (250 points) end a game.
Play begins with all of the dominoes face down on
the playing surface. Each contestant draws one, and the
person holding the highest number of spots will begin the
hand.
Once the bones used to determine the order of play have
been returned to that group sitting spots—down on the
table (this central store of dominoes is called a "bone
pile"), the chosen player draws seven ... after
which his opponent does the same (muggins is usually a
two-person game, though four can play a short version if
they limit the draw to five pieces each).
The opening player starts the game by leading any domino in
his hand (a six-four, two-three, or the like is a good
first play, as it does—since the sum of both ends is
a multiple of five—score points). Either side of this
first bone is then available for the other gamester to work
from. Any time a player can't match one of the
ends of the line of play he may draw up to two
from the bone pile ... and then play—if he
can—or pass. (If a contestant is able to lay a domino
down, he must do it ... sandbagging is definitely
not allowed.)
The dominoes form a straight line until the first
doublet—a piece with the same number of pips on each
end—is played. This double is set at right angles to
the line of play, and both sides of it count
toward any possible score. Like this:
The doublet on the right has a value of six, so the player
scores six plus four, or 10 points. The first
double on the board—and only the first—can then
be played upon from both ends and from the middle.
The game proceeds in a straight line first, and the cross
piece no longer counts until its ends are brought
into play. This move scores five points:
