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Only one Mexican train is allowed per game, but it can be started at any time. From then on it is open season on the Mexican train, anyone can play on it at any time. It must start with a twelve (EX: for round 1) You play one domino to start it. 3) You can also start or play on the Mexican Train.

2) If you cannot play on your own train but somebody else has their personal train marker in play then you can play on the end of that train. When you play on your own train again, take the train marker off your train and no one else can play on it. If it doesn't match you place your train marker on the end of your own train. If you cannot play from your hand you can draw from the boneyard and can play that tile if it matches. Options for Play: 1) Play on the end of your own train. When you cannot go you must draw one domino from the boneyard unless the boneyard is empty. Each player, in turn, places a tile to make the trains longer and to try and empty their hand. Eventually it will be player 1’s turn again. This formation is known as the roundhouse. The trains will lead out from the engine towards the player that laid them. At this stage most, if not all, the players will build their own trains, a personal playing area. If a player cannot play, then they must put a train marker on the hub at their location to indicate that anyone can play on their train. If any player doesn’t have a 12 in their hand then they must keep all their dominoes and draw one from the boneyard. 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.