21 dominoes in a 2-player game 14 dominoes in a 3-player-game 10 dominoes for a 4-player game 8 dominoes for a 5-player game 7 dominoes for a 6-player game
If no one has the highest double domino, take turns drawing dominoes from the chicken yard. As soon as someone draws the double domino, they play it face-up in the middle of the table to start the game.
There has to be 4 matching dominoes touching the starting double before anyone can build off of another domino.
If you run out of dominoes in the chicken yard and can’t play, then you have to pass your turn.
Each side of a standard domino can only connect to 1 other domino.
When you play dominoes to a double, place 1 sticking straight out from the long side and 2 diagonally at the corners so it looks like a chicken’s foot. Even if players have dominoes that can be played somewhere else, they have to wait until the chicken foot is finished. Try playing a double when someone only has 1 domino left in their hand so they’re less likely to go out on their turn.
Example: If you have a 1 | 3, 5 | 6, and 4 | 4 in your hand, you’d have a total of 23 points.
Try to play your doubles early in the round to avoid getting additional points.
Dominos with 1 blank side do not have a penalty.
