The game begins by shuffling the dominoes and dealing a hand to each player. With two players, each one starts with 7 dominoes, with more players, each one starts with 5 dominoes. The player with the lowest double in their hand makes the first move.
Except for Block dominoes, if a player cannot make a move, they must draw dominoes from the boneyard until they get a domino that they can play. A player who cannot make a move and cannot draw because the boneyard is empty or they are playing Block dominoes, must pass their turn.
In All-Fives dominoes, If a domino is played and the sum total of all four sides is a multiple of 5, the player earns those points.
The round is complete when a player plays all of their tiles, or when a game is blocked and no more moves can be made. At the end of a round, the player with the lightest hand (least number of dots on their remaining dominoes) wins a point bonus - sum of all of their opponents dominoes minus any dominoes still left in the winn
