What are dominoes?
Dominoes are rectangular game pieces often called bones or tiles. There are 28 dominoes in each set. Each domino is divided in half and each half has a number on it represented by a group of dots. The numbers go from zero (no dots) to six (six dots). The most commonly bought style of dominoes is the black domino with white dots. Dominoes now come in many different colors, however. Playing dominoes Flip all 28 dominoes on the table upside down so the numbers are hidden. Mix them up as well as you can. The pile is often called a boneyard. Each person should take seven bones or seven tiles from the boneyard. Have the youngest player go first. The first player chooses a tile and lays it in the middle of the table. Player number two must then find a tile to match one of the numbers on the tile that has been laid out. Example, if the tile on the table has a 4 on the left side and a 6 on the right than player 2 must either match a tile with a 4 or 6. If you have a double 6 you can place it in
