ALL#FIVES#DOMINO#RULES# 1!!

All Fives Domino Rules All Fives is considered by many to be one of the very best domino games. The goal of the is not just to empty you hand, but to score the most points by repeatedly making the open ends of the domino layout add up to multiples of five. Number Of Players: 2 to 4 Domino Set Required: Double-six Set Setup: After shuffling the domino cards, each player draws a single card to determine who goes first. The player with the highest amount of points on the card drawn gets to go first. These cards are then reshuffled. Each player then draws cards to make up their hand. The number of cards drawn depends on the number of players: - 2 players draw 7 cards each - 3 players draw 5 cards each - 4 players draw 5 cards each The rest of the cardss make up the boneyard which players will draw additional cards from as the need arises. Place the boneyard in a location that is easily accessible by all players. Gameplay: The first player places the first domino card down with the number side face up. The first card played can be of any value. However, the first double card played, whether it is the initial card or not, can be played off of on all four edges. This initial double is known as the “spinner”. All subsequent doubles can only connect on two edges. At any time there may only be 2, 3, or 4 open ends. Play proceeds to the left (clockwise). Each player adds a domino card to an open end of the layout if he/she can. If a player is unable to play a card, he/she must draw cards from the boneyard until he/she can make a move. If there are no dominoes left, then the player must pass. The object of the game is to make to make the open ends of the layout add up to 5 or a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.). The player who places a card that results in the open ends of the layout adding up to a multiple of 5 receives that number of points.

ALL#FIVES#DOMINO#RULES# 2!!Winning A Hand: A hand ends either when a player plays all his cards or when no player is able to add another card to the layout. The winner of a hand adds the total of his/her opponents’ remaining points minus any points in his/her own hand, rounded to the nearest 5, and divided by 5. For example if the winning player has 3 points in his hand and his/her three opponents have 5, 11, and 13 points remaining in their hands, the total difference is 26 (5 + 11 + 13 - 3). This is then rounded down to 25 and divided by 5. Thus, 5 additional points are added to the winner's total. All players retain the points that they have attained during gameplay, but only the winner of a hand gets the bonus points at the end of each hand. The winner of a hand also gets to play first for the next hand. Winning A Game: The first player to accumulate 100 points wins the game. Rules References: The rules for this rule sheet were adapted from a combination of the following rule sheets: http://www.pagat.com/tile/wdom/all_fives.html http://www.domino-games.com/domino-rules/allfives-rules.html http://www.dominoesrules.org/dominoes-rules-in-american-style-game-all-fives/