About Dominoes on Suvi
Mexican Train is the dominoes game families play around the table, with a double-twelve set of 91 tiles. Each round starts from a double in the middle: the 12-12 in the first round, then the 11-11, down to the double blank in the thirteenth. You have your own train running out from it, and there's one more, the Mexican Train, that anyone can add to. Play one tile a turn; if you can't, draw one, and if that doesn't fit either, a marker goes on your train and everyone may play on it until you play there again. A double must be covered before anything else is played. The pips left in your hand when someone goes out count against you, and the lowest total after the last round wins. On Suvi you can play against one, two or three computer players, share a device with a friend, or play a friend online, and a short game of five rounds is there when time is short.
How to play
- Choose how many players (you and one to three computers) and a full game of 13 rounds or a short one of 5, then tap Deal. You each get 15 tiles.
- The round's double sits in the hub. Start your train with a tile that matches it, then keep adding to your own train, one tile a turn.
- You may also play on the Mexican Train, which belongs to everyone, and on any train with a marker on it. Tap a tile, then tap the lit train.
- Can't play? Draw a tile and play it if it fits; if not, pass and your train gets a marker. Playing on your own train takes the marker off.
- Play a double and you must cover it at once; if you can't, the next player must. The round ends when someone goes out or nobody can play; the pips left in your hand are added to your score, and the lowest total wins.
Controls
On a phone or tablet: Tap a tile, then tap a lit train (or drag the tile onto it). Draw a tile and Pass appear when nothing fits. Each train shows its last tiles and the number it ends on.
On a desktop: Click a tile, then a lit train, or drag it there. Left and right arrows choose a tile, up and down choose a train, Enter plays, D draws, P passes, H asks for a hint.
Tips
- Work out the longest run you can make from your own train and save those tiles for it; play everything else on the Mexican Train or an open train first.
- Play your heavy tiles early: double-twelve tiles carry a lot of pips, and they all count against you at the end of a round.
- Only play a double when you can cover it, or the next player gets to choose how it's covered while you draw.
- Keep your marker off: an open train lets everyone else get rid of their tiles on it.
- When someone is down to one or two tiles, play your highest tiles first.
Questions
- What are the rules of Mexican Train?
- Each round starts from a double in the hub: 12-12 in round one, down to 0-0 in round thirteen. Every player builds their own train from it, and the shared Mexican Train is open to all. You play one tile a turn on your own train, the Mexican Train or a train with a marker. If you can't, draw one; if it still doesn't fit, pass and put your marker on your train. Doubles must be covered straight away. Pips left in hand are penalty points, and the lowest total wins.
- How many tiles does each player get?
- Fifteen each with two, three or four players, from a double-twelve set of 91 tiles. The round's double is in the hub before the deal, and the rest of the tiles are the boneyard to draw from.
- What do the train markers mean?
- When you can't play, even after drawing, a marker goes on your train and anyone may play on it. It comes off when you next play on your own train. The Mexican Train is always open to everyone.
- What happens when someone plays a double?
- A double has to be covered before anything else happens. The player who laid it must cover it with a matching tile, drawing one if they need to; if they still can't, they pass with a marker on their train and the next player must cover it instead. If every other tile of that number is already on the table, nobody needs to.
- Can I play a shorter game?
- Yes. Choose Short when you deal to play five rounds, from the 12-12 down to the 8-8, instead of all thirteen. The lowest total after the last round wins either way.
- Who can I play against?
- One, two or three computer players at Easy, Medium or Hard, a friend on the same device (two players, with a pass-the-device screen between turns), or a friend online by invite link. It's free, with no account and nothing to download.
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Who made it
Dominoes is a Suvi Original, written and tested by Brasslight Games. Every puzzle is generated and checked by our own tools; nothing is copied from another site.