How it works
This train dominoes score sheet has a row for every round, double-12 down to double-blank, and marks the lowest total. It scores the game sold in boxed sets as Mexican Train, whose makers have no tie to this page.
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Fill in a row when the round ends
Each row is named for the double that opens the round, so a standard set starts on the Double-12 row and works down. The sheet opens with four columns, and Add a player takes it to eight. Whoever placed their last tile types 0; everyone else types the pips still in hand. A running total sits under each score until you press New game.
Pips, blanks and the tie-break
A tile costs the pips on both ends: a double-12 left in hand is 24 and the 12-11 is 23. Blanks normally count 0; some tables score each blank 25 and the double-blank 50, so settle that first. If totals tie, the most 0-point rounds wins, then the lowest round score other than 0.
- Print blank sheet puts every round and the scoring key on one page of Letter or A4; the print window can save a PDF.
- Short on time? Agree how many rounds to play first. The total row adds whichever rows you have filled.
- Switch to Double-15 set: 16 rounds for 9 to 12 players, or Double-9 set: 10 rounds for a small set.
Questions and answers
How many tiles does each player draw?
Rule sets differ. A common deal with a double-12 set is 15 tiles each for up to 4 players, 12 each for 5 or 6, and 10 each for 7 or 8. Other printed rules give 11 for 7 or 8, or 16 for two.
Does this dominoes score sheet work for partners?
Yes. With 4, 6 or 8 players you can play in pairs. Give each pair one column and press Remove to drop the spares. The team of the player who went out scores 0, and every other team adds both partners' pips.
What do we score when a round is blocked?
A round also ends when nobody can play and the boneyard is empty. Nobody has gone out, so nobody gets a 0 for free: every player counts the pips left in hand and types that in the row for the round.