Domino Terms and Language
- Bones, Tiles, or Stones
- The actual playing pieces. While Dominoes is the name of the game, referring
to a playing piece as a domino is not strictly correct.
- An end of a tile which contains no pips or spots.
- Doublet or Double
- A tile which contains the same number of pips at both ends.
- Double Sixes
- The highest ranking tile in a 28 tile set. Also, the name of such a set.
- Double Nines
- The highest ranking tile in a 55 tile set. Also, the name of such a set.
- Double Twelves
- The highest ranking tile in a 91 tile set. Also, the name of such a set.
- To mix the bones while they are turned face down on the table.
- To pick the bones for your hand out of a central pile or the boneyard.
- Bone pile or Boneyard
- Spare bones left after the draw that may be used as a draw pile in some games.
- A bone with more spots on it is said to be heavier than another bone with
- A bone with fewer spots on it is said to be lighter than another bone with
- Block Games
- The goal of these games is to play all of your bones or block all your
opponents from playing any of their bones.
- Point Games
- These games are very similar to block games but add the additional goal of
scoring points as bones are laid.
- Match Games
- These games resemble Rummy card games. The goal is to form sets of bones that
may be laid aside and scored when all bones have been laid.
The Game Cabinet
- Ken Tidwell