Dominoes Online
Pub and family-table dominoes right in your browser: play 1 to 3 computer opponents in draw or block mode, or team up for the classic Brazilian partner game.
Choose the mode, how many opponents and the level. Place your tiles on the ends and go out first!
No play? Draw from the boneyard until you can play.
How to play dominoes
The game uses the 28 tiles of a double-six set. On your turn, you place a tile on one of the two ends of the table: the number must match the end. When a tile fits on both sides, choose the end by tapping the marked spot on the table. Doubles (tiles with the same number on both halves, such as 4-4) are placed crosswise, and the line turns into a snake when it reaches the edge of the screen.
In draw mode, if you have no tile that fits, you draw from the boneyard until you can play; with the boneyard empty, you pass. In block mode there is no boneyard: with no play, you simply pass. Whoever goes out (runs out of tiles) scores the points left in the opponents’ hands. If nobody can play, the game is blocked and the player with the fewest points in hand wins. A match goes to 100 points or lasts 5 rounds, as you prefer.
Partner dominoes uses 4 players with 7 tiles each, and you play with your partner sitting across from you. The first round starts with the six-six double; in later rounds, whoever went out last leads with any tile. Scoring follows the Brazilian rule for going out: a simple knock scores 1, a double knock scores 2, a lá-e-lô scores 3 and a cross scores 4. The first team to reach 6 points wins.
Frequently asked questions
How many points is each knock worth in partner dominoes?
A simple knock (going out with an ordinary tile) is worth 1 point. A double knock (your last tile is a double) is worth 2. A lá-e-lô is worth 3: going out with a tile that fits both ends, like the 2-5 when the ends are 2 and 5. A cross is worth 4: going out with a double that fits both ends, like the 3-3 with both ends at 3. If the game is blocked, the team of the player with the fewest points in hand scores 1; a tie scores nobody. Rules vary a little from region to region, but this is the most common count in Brazil.
What is the difference between draw and block dominoes?
In draw dominoes the tiles left over form the boneyard, and a player with no play keeps drawing until they can play. In block dominoes those tiles stay out of the game, so a player with no play passes. Block is faster and needs more strategy, because you cannot rely on luck from the boneyard.
Does the computer count tiles?
On the hard level, yes: it remembers which numbers have already been played, notices when an opponent passed at an end and tries to lock the game against the player who lacks that number, without hurting its partner. It never sees your tiles, only what is on the table.