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Welcome to Domino-Games.com, your dominoes portal, where it's all dominoes, all the time. This site is a central resource for information about the game of dominoes, including:
- Dominoes Information: You can learn about the history of dominoes and the basics of gameplay, find domino clubs, organizations, and tournaments, links to other domino sites, and find out where to purchase dominoes and domino accessories.
- Domino Rules: Domino-Games.com provides the rules for all of the most popular domino games, as well as many lesser-known games. In addition, Domino-Games.com provides, for each of these games, links to other domino rules on the web, so that you'll be assured of the most authorative and complete set of domino rules on the net.
- Domino Software: Domino-Games.com aims to provide the most comprehensive directory of domino games available -- freeware, shareware, and commercial -- for all popular operating systems, including Windows, Macintosh, PocketPC, and PalmOS.
- Online Dominoes: Domino-Games.com provides a directory of online domino games. This includes simple you-against-the-computer games, one-on-one games against real people, and online domino tournaments.
- Buy Dominoes: Domino-Games.com offers one of the largest and most comprehensive selection of domino products available anywhere, including dominoes, domino accessories, and retail domino games.
- Dominoes News: Catch up on the latest news in the world of dominoes.
An Introduction To Dominoes
You probably played dominoes as a child, and most likely have a box of the little rectangular tiles hidden away somewhere in a closet or a drawer somewhere, ready for a rainy day or a lazy Sunday afternoon. But if you think dominoes are only for kids, you're wrong.
Like playing cards and dice, dominoes are very simple and basic gaming devices. But the games that you can play with dominoes are limited only by your imagination. There is a huge variety of domino games, ranging from simple to complex, from easy to difficult.
Dominoes are believed to have originated in China (see Domino History) in the 12th century, made their way to Europe in the 18th century, and are today popular around the world. They are played by all ages, all races, and all nationalities. Dominoes is considered to be the national game of many Latin American countries, and is a popular club game in Europe, and a hot party game in the United States.
The Most Popular Domino Games
If you're new to domino games, or just need a brush-up on the basics of domino gameplay, check out our Domino Basics - Getting Started With Dominoes page, which will help you learn about the dominoes themselves, as well as the fundamental knowledge and skills that are common to nearly all domino games.
Once you know the basics, you can start with simple games such as Block Dominoes or Draw Dominoes, and perhaps move on to interesting games like Chickenfoot and Matador.
The always-popular Five-Up and Muggins are a good introductions to point games, and Forty-Two, the "National Game of Texas", is a great domino game that plays much like a card game.
Mexican Train is a game that has taken North America by storm, proving to be a very popular party game, with its own themed dominoes, domino hubs, timers, and other accessories.
Domino News Headlines
- Hollywood Goes Wild For Dominoes
- The First Hollywood Domino Tournament, a benefit for The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization that runs arts workshops for seriously ill children, was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills in February. Celebrities taking part in the tournament included Rumer Willis, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Kate Hudson, Salma Hayek, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, [...]
- Bendomino: Dominoes With a Twist!
- Bendomino offers a new twist on the classic game of dominoes - literally! Their innovative curved design adds an intriguing new element of strategy to a familiar game.
- New York City Domino Tournament
- Dominoes will take center stage in the Big Apple, when over 400 of the best players will meet to celebrate their passion for the game of Dominoes. Players from as far away as Mexico, Jamaica, Colombia and Spain will travel to New York to compete with players from the U.S. to determine who is “El [...]
- Dominoes Arts & Crafts
- I’m always surprised at the fun, interesting, and endlessly creative uses people can find for dominoes in the world of arts and crafts. Our Domino Art page is one of our most popular pages here, so others must agree. Here are a few new domino projects I’ve come across recently: How To Make Domino Thumbtacks How [...]
- "How To Play Dominoes" Video
- Online video site VideoJug has produced an excellent introduction to the game of draw dominoes. The video includes everything from basic information about the dominoes themselves, to rules and variations for playing Draw Dominoes. Even if you’ve never played the game before, this video explains the rules in a simple and straightforward manner [...]
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