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Domino - The Bingo game
The bingo game is a draw game. The similarity of the name to a
town in Norway suggests a relationship but I have been unable to
find confirmation.
Number of players
The game is for 2 players only.
Time
as usual, about 5 to 10 minutes
Materials
One double 6 domino game.
Object of the game
The winner is the first player to score 7 sets. Sets are awarded
for scoring points.
The deal
All bones are shuffled face down. Each player receives 7 dominoes.
The remaining 14 dominoes are left in the middle and are the stock,
usually called boneyard. The first player is chosen by lot. The
second player determines trump by turning over one
domino from the boneyard. The higher number of this domino becomes
the trump suit. Blanks are counted as seven .
The domino drawn to detremine trump is added to the boneyard but
must be drawn last.
Play begins as the first player leads any domino. The higher pip
is the (trump) suit led.
The rules
The game consists of a number of tricks. A trick consists of two
dominoes.
The player who plays the first domino in a trick is called having
'the lead';
The player who playes the second domino of a trick does not need
to follow suit as long as the boneyard is not exhausted;
The second player in a trick must follow suit if he can once the
boneyard has been exhausted. If the boneyard has been
exhausted and he cannnot follow suit, he must play trump (or bingo).
If he can do neither, he may play any domino;
The trick is won by:
The double blank (called bingo) when played;
The highest trump if a trump has been played and no bingo has been
played;
if no bingo and no trump has been played, the hihest domino in the
suit led by the first player.
The winner of a trick may first draw one domino from the boneyard,
then the losing player may draw.
The first player in a trick may close the boneyard by turning a
trump domino played face down rather then drawing a domino.
Once a player has done so, play proceeds as if the boneyard were
empty;
The winner of a trick playes the first domino in the next trick;
Points are awarded after each trick:
Double of trump : 28 points
Other doubles : pip value (blanks = 7)
Trumps : pip value (blanks = 7)
The and :10
The player with the lead may, if (s)he holds two or more doubles,
declare this doubles by showing them and lead a double.
If (s)he wins this trick (s)he scores extra points:
2 doubles: 20 points;
3 doubles: 40 points;
4 doubles (also called double double): 50
King ( 5 doubles): 60 points
Emperor (6 doubles): 70 points
Invincible (7 doubles): 210 points.
The end
The game ends when the boneyard has been exhausted or closed, and
all other dominoes have been played.
The winner is the first player to score 7 sets.
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