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Dominoes

#2394BGG ↗

1500 · 2-10 players · 30min · weight 1.37 · 8,158 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

BGG raw

ID
2394
Name
Dominoes
Year
1500
Rank
26133
Min players
2
Max players
10
Playing time
30
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
1.3661
Num weights
579
Bayes avg
5.49814
Average
5.56605
Users rated
8158
Num owned
18123
Wanting
8
Wishing
140
Num comments
2425
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:49:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
MatchingPattern BuildingPattern RecognitionTeam-Based GameTile Placement
Categories (2)
Abstract StrategyGame System
Description (1228 chars)

A traditional tile game played in many different cultures around the world. This entry is for Western Dominoes; the standard set being the 28 "Double Six" tiles. Chinese Dominoes use a 32 tile set with different distributions. Dominoes is a family of games using the "Western" style tiles. The standard set of tiles is based on the 21 different combinations made with a roll of two six-sided dice. Seven (7) additional "Blank" combination tiles combine with the 21 to form the standard 28 "Double-Six" set. "Double-Nine" (with 55 tiles) and "Double-Twelve" (with 91 tiles) are also popular. "Double-Fifteen" sets with 136 tiles also exist. There are many different games played with Dominoes. The standard game is known as the Block game. Forms of this game are known in many different areas of the world with similar rules. Puerto Rican Dominoes, Latin Dominoes, and Cuban Dominoes are all forms of the Block game. Another main variety of Dominoes games are based on the "Fives Family". Five-up, All Fives, Sniff, and Muggins are all part of this family. This variation adds the ends of the dominoes to make a multiple of five for scoring. Other popular Dominoes games include 42, ChickenFoot, and Mexican Train.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Core loop micro
Play a domino tile from hand onto an open matching end, extending the shared layout pattern.
Vocab version
v1
Discovery score
MDA aesthetic vector
Sensation1
Fantasy0
Narrative0
Challenge1
Fellowship1
Discovery0
Expression1
Submission3
Mechanic-interaction primitives (3)
  • [3]tile_orientation_choice— “a traditional tile game; standard set is based on 21 different combinations made with a roll of two six-sided dice
  • [2]hand_management_under_draw— “many different games played with Dominoes; the Block game requires matching domino ends to play them
  • [2]action_blocking— “the Block game: each player extends a line of dominoes; play is blocked when no matching end is available

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.