Domino Fives

Domino Fives is the scoring version of dominoes, also known as All Fives or Muggins. Players match tiles to the open ends of the layout as usual, but every time the open ends add up to a multiple of five you score those points straight away. The first double becomes the spinner and opens two extra arms, so counts of 20 or more are possible. Go out first to collect the pips left in your rivals’ hands. Play to 150 or 250 points against one to three computer players, or with two to four friends online.

Tips

• Watch the Ends counter: it turns gold when the layout already adds up to a multiple of 5.
• Doubles at the end of an arm count both halves, so a 5-5 or 6-6 can turn a small count into a big score.
• Don’t leave a count that is easy to turn into a multiple of 5 for the next player — fives and zeros are the dangerous numbers.

Questions

How is the spinner counted?

While nothing is played on one of its long sides, the spinner counts both of its halves for that side. Its top and bottom only count once tiles are played there.

What happens when the game is blocked?

If nobody can play and the boneyard is empty, the player with the lightest hand wins the round and scores the difference to the other hands, rounded to the nearest 5.

Can I play with friends?

Yes, 2 to 4 players can play online; empty or abandoned seats are taken over by computer players.

1. Choose 1, 2 or 3 computer opponents and a game to 150 or 250 points. With 2 players each takes 7 tiles; with 3 or 4 players, 5. The rest form the boneyard.
2. Round 1 opens with the highest double; later rounds are opened by the last round’s winner with any tile.
3. Tap a glowing tile in your hand to play it. If it fits more than one end, the possible spots glow on the table — a gold “+points” badge shows the ends that score.
4. After every play the open ends are added up (a double at an end counts both halves). If the total is a multiple of 5, you score it.
5. The first double is the spinner: once both of its sides are covered, tiles can also be played on its top and bottom.
6. If you can’t play, draw from the boneyard until you can; if it is empty you pass. Go out to score the other hands rounded to the nearest 5 — first to the goal wins.

Controls

Computer

Click a tile to play it, or drag it onto a glowing end. Click the boneyard to draw when you have no move. Keys: ← → choose a tile, Enter or Space play it, ↑ ↓ switch the end, D draw.

Phone and tablet

Tap a tile to play it; if it fits several ends, tap the glowing end you want or drag the tile onto it. Tap the boneyard to draw when nothing fits. Drag tiles inside your hand to reorder them.