

If they don’t draw the tile they need, they place a marker (train) where a domino would have been placed to indicate that they could not start a train.) On the second turn and all subsequent turns, any player can play dominoes in marked areas.Īfter Player 1 plays a domino on their train, it is Player 2’s turn to play on their train. We call this the “Golden Domino” – when you are lucky enough to draw the domino that is needed. If they pick the needed domino (in this case the double 12- they can immediately play it. If a player cannot start a train on the first turn, they can draw from the boneyard pile. The other end can be anything at all.)Taking turns in a clockwise direction, the other players do the same. (Example: If the engine is a double-12, the end of the domino placed near the engine must be a 12. The end of the domino placed near the engine must match the engine's double number. The start player now starts to build a train (a single row of dominoes) starting from the center domino and moving toward the player. For 13-14 players, use a double-18 set - each player takes 11.For 9-12 players, use a double-15 set - each player takes 11.For 7-8 players, use a double-12 set - each player takes 10.For 4-6 players, use a double-12 set - each player takes 12.For 2-3 players, use a double-9 set - each player takes 8.We strongly recommend using domino tile racks to make this easier for you and so your dominoes don’t fall down. Then, each player takes the appropriate number of dominoes (see below) and stands them on edge, so that they can see the faces (the side with the pips) but their opponents cannot. The remaining dominoes are turned face down. This domino serves as the "engine" for the round.

They place the double-12 in the center of the hub. The player who finds the tile starts the game. We recommend that before the round starts, all players look for the starting tile. Shuffle the dominoes face down, on the table. Play moves clockwise from one player to the next. Whatever tiles are left in your hand count against you, so play strategically and try to get rid of the high-numbered tiles. The goal of Mexican Train is to be the first player to lay down all of your dominoes. These are the rules used at our train events & tournaments 's rules are based on the most popular and challenging version of the game.
