Picture Dominoes
Picture Dominoes Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
28 picture dominoes
Object of the Game
Object of the game is to put all the cards together correctly. The first player to put down all of their dominoes is the winner.
Preparing to Play
Shuffle all the dominoes and place them face down on the table. Each player takes 4 dominoes, looks at them, but does not show them to the other players. The remaining dominoes are left on the table.
Playing the Game
The youngest player starts the game and play continues in a clockwise direction. Play can only be started with a "double domino" (showing 2 pictures of the same character). If the first player does not have a "double" in their hand, then play passes to the next player and the first player must draw another domino from the table. The player who has the first "double" begins the game.
After every turn players must pick up another domino from the table, whether or not they have been able to play in that round of the game. Play continues only when the next player can match a picture on a domino that has already been played.
End of the Game
When one player has played all their dominoes and there are no more dominoes left in the table, that player is the winner.
Occasionally, when the dominoes on the table are used up, you may find that no player can play. If this happens, then the player with the least number of dominoes is the winner.
Note for Parents and Teachers
In addition to developing picture matching and character recognition skills, this game will help young children learn the basic rules of playing a board, dice or card game.