Dennis won a game of dominoes tonight at Mom's house. The final score was 360 for Dennis, 195 for me, 175 for both Patrick and Teresa and 125 for Mom. It was the first time that we had played dominoes in several months.
According to the Wikipedia, the game we play is known as Muggins. In standard dominoes the goal is to be the first player to go out (play your last piece). Points are scored based upon the number of pips in the opposing players' hands when you go out. In Muggins, players also score points when the number of pips on the endpoints is a multiple of five.
According to the rules posted at the Wikipedia, we should start with a hand of seven when playing with two or three players, and a hand of five dominoes when playing with four or more. We usually play with a hand of seven regardless of the number of players.
I was only able to win by keeping a close eye on Patrick, the senior partner at Dewey Cheatem and Howe......lol.....Dennis
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