Rules for dominoes game chicken foot

Chickenfoot are made throughout the hand by playing 3 tiles diagonally on one side of a double played during the game. Also unique: 50 points are added to your score at the end of a hand if you are left holding the tile.

Object of the game: To be the player with the lowest score at the end of the game. There are 55 tiles in the set of a Double 9 set. If using a Double 12 or 15 set, make adjustments proportionately.

Tiles left after each player draws remain in the chicken yard to be drawn from during the hand. Set: Player holding the makes the first play of the game.

Subsequent games would begin with the next-lowest double tile , , and so on, the last game beginning with the tile. If no one holds the correct double tile to begin that particular hand, players may agree to either 1 go to the next-lowest double or 2 reshuffle all the tiles and draw new hands. Play continues to the left. The next 6 players must be made on the tile, 3 tiles played diagonally on each side of the tile.

This formation is called a double Chickenfoot. The other end can be anything at all. Play proceeds as follows:. Any time a player adds a double tile to the tableau, it is placed crosswise against the arm. The player doing so must announce "chicken foot," indicating that the following special rules are now in play. These rules are as follows:. When one player places his final domino, or when no player has a legal play, the game ends. At this point, scores are calculated.

The players each receive points equal to the total number of pips remaining in their hand. The double-blank tile is worth 50 points. The player with the fewest points wins.

If there is a tie, the player who scored the most zero-point rounds wins. If there is still a tie at this point, the player with the lowest total in a round, other than zero, wins. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.

Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. The domino they play must have a matching end in order to connect with another domino. If a player cannot play a tile, they must draw one from the chicken yard.

If that domino can be played, that player must place it. If the domino drawn is unable to be played, that player passes. Doubles are always placed perpindicularly. When a double is played, there must be three dominoes added to it in order to create a chicken foot. Dominoes may not be placed anywhere else until the chicken foot is created. There are two ways to end a round.

First, if a player plays all of their dominoes, the round is over. Second, if no one at the table is able to play a domino, the round is over. This could happen once the chicken yard has been depleted. In a two player game, the last two dominoes are left in the chicken yard. In a game with three or more players, the last single domino is left in the chicken yard. The next round begins with the subsequent double. The final round is played with the double zero.

The player with the lowest total score at the end of the final round wins the game. If a player is able to play all of their dominoes, they earn zero points. The rest of the players earn points equal to the total value of all their dominoes. If the game becomes blocked, and no one was able to play all their dominoes, all players add up their total domino value.