Domino rules
Cuban dominoes rules
Cuban dominoes is partner dominoes with a bigger set. It uses a double-nine set, so every player holds 10 tiles, and 15 tiles never come into play.
Setting up
- 1Use a double-nine set of 55 tiles. Four players in two teams, partners sitting across from each other.
- 2Mix the tiles face down. Each player takes 10. The other 15 stay face down and out of play.
- 3For the first hand, one player from each team draws a tile. The team with the heavier tile leads and chooses which partner goes first. After that, the team that won the last hand leads.
Playing
Match an open end and set doubles crosswise, as usual. If you can't play, pass. Nobody draws, and because 15 tiles are out of play, nobody can be sure where every tile is. That makes reading your partner even more important.
Scoring
When a player goes out, their team scores the pips left in the two opponents' hands. If the game blocks, the player with the fewest pips wins the hand, and their team scores the opponents' pips. The first team to 100 wins.
| Name | What it means |
|---|---|
| Dominar | To go out: play your last tile |
| Pollona | Reaching 100 before the other team scores at all |
| Viajera | Scoring 100 or more in a single hand |
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Start a gameCommon questions
- How many tiles does each player get in Cuban dominoes?
- Ten each from a double-nine set. The other 15 stay face down and out of play.
- What do you play to in Cuban dominoes?
- Usually 100. Some tables play to 200 or 300.
- What is a viajera?
- Scoring 100 or more points in a single hand, which can end a game to 100 in one go.