Have them stand in a line together.  Start your stopwatch.

Whoever finds not the most dominoes, but gets the most points on the dominoes that they find ..

gets a prize or gets to go first in the game.

Stock up on our low-priced extra dominoes and let the party begin !

It will quickly become apparent which number is missing.

If you are requesting a replacement domino from MexicanTrainFun.com, please use the replacement domino form.

It shows which domino tiles are in stock for replacement.

Please keep in mind, that domino manufacturers change their colors on the set very often.

It would be best to take a picture of the dominoes layed-out so we can see what colors you need replaced.

But don't worry - you can still play on any open train or on the community train - 

even if you haven't started on your own train.

You must always answer a player's double even if you haven't played.

 In fact, many people have won the game without every playing on their own train.  

This leads us into the discussion of how many tiles you need to answer a double ....

Many people answer a double with just one tile.  We prefer answering a double with three matches.

This creates a chickenfoot.  The three tiles look like a chickenfoot.

This forces other players to answer your domino before playing a tile on their own train.  It's a very strategic play, you can do it early in the game, so you create three opportunities, for you to place tiles.  Additionally, you derail your opponent's train by disrupting their hand.

We are so sorry to report that the last manufacturer that made jumbo or tournament size dominoes in double 12 has stopped manufacturing these dominoes. It's a business decision, the tournament and jumbo size dominoes didn't sell as well as the professional size dominoes. Plus, they weighed much more and were more expensive to ship.

If you own a set of double 12 jumbo or tournament size dominoes, we offer custom domino racks to fit your dominoes.

Check out these great domino eats- shared by our customers!

Domino Cookies 

Domino Ice Cream Sandwiches

Dice or Domino Cheese Dip !

Domino Chex Mix !

Domino Brownies or Fudge!

There are two benefits to larger domino sizes:

1- The Dots are a little bit larger and easier to see

2- The thickness makes the domino less likely to tip.

Unfortunately, the only manufacturer of double 12 tournament size dominoes, Puremco, discontinued  tournament size dominoes in the double 12 size in 2015.  Puremco was purchased by another company and they made the decision to discontinue tournament size double 12 dominoes.  We were as upset as our customers were to discontinue this domino but there are several options available to buy larger double 12 dominoes.

JUMBO DOMINOES in DOUBLE 12 SIZE BY CHH - DISCONTINUED 2017

1- Jumbo Dominoes are NOTavailable in double 12 size.  These are only 1/16 of an inch less thick than the tournament size dominoes. They are available in ivory color and the dot colors are very vibrant. They use silver for the double 4, so that they have distinctive coloring on their domino dots.  If tipping is an issue for you, then we suggest you purchase our jumbo size domino racks. We make our domino racks in the US and they are made of a solid black plastic that doesn't tip.

Double 12 Jumbo Size Dominoes

2- Tournament Size Dominoes are available in Double 9  Dominoes with colored dots. Click on the link below to see them.

Double 9 Tournament Size Dominoes

Domino Sizes can vary and not be the exact dimensions stated. It's an unfortunate reality in the domino manufacturing process. We tend to see that the length of the domino is fairly consistent but the thickness is decreasing by 1/16th of an inch.  If the thickness is a critical factor for you because you don't want the dominoes to tip, then we strongly recommend you pick up a set of domino racks.  

We will keep you updated if we hear about any more availability for tournament size dominoes.

Why doesn't the flat plastic hub play sounds?

Well, let's see if it's flat and you don't see a switch, perhaps there were a few clues there...

Why don't you make your own domino sets, it seems easy?

The one thing we have learned from working with our manufacturers, is this is not easy.

The top manufacturers can get different dominoes from the same factory on the same run!

Additionally, the dominoes aren't packed by a machine, they are hand sorted so that explains how you can get double dominoes in an order.

Why aren't the dominoes made in the USA?

It is very expensive to make dominoes in the USA. We have explored making them ourselves but the costs are very prohibitive.  All of our domino accessories are made in the US.

Everyone has their own terms for playing Mexican Train Dominoes.  It varies by the region of the country but it can also vary by the houses on your street ! To our knowledge, there are over 65 different versions of Mexican Train Dominoes.

Mexican Train Domino Playing Terms

Uno- You say this when you are down to one tile to alert players. Many people play that if you don't say uno before the next player plays, you have to pick two tiles.  Another version, is you tap your tiles loudly on the table to announce you are down to one tile.

Golden Domino -  When you can't play and you draw a tile from the boneyard that is exactly what you need- we call that the Golden Tile.
Monkey Wrench - When everything looks great and everyone is close to going out, then someone throws down a double and every has to pick (Groan). Someone has thrown the table a "monkey wrench" or another common term is"game changer"
is an inside joke.
BINGO Tile - This actually is the Double Blank or Double Zero domino tile.
This tile (Bingo) is played in BINGO (Domino game)
Adjusting - Say “Adjusting” when you are fixing the placement of a tile (either on
your own train or Mexican Train) while it is not your turn to let the other
players know that you are NOT taking a turn but rather fixing (Adjusting).

Dominologist  refers to a person that cannot be beaten in a game of dominoes. That player has no equal in the game. SEE -- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dominologist

Mexican Train Domino Terms for Dominoes

Grapes - Nine. Double Nine are double grapes! Most dotted domino sets
have the nine in purple thus the pattern on the tile look almost like a grape.
Scrambled eggs - Yellow colored dotted six. Think of egg yokes when you
see all those yellow dots on the tile.
Picture Frame - Green dots around in a square pattern is the number
eight. In the game of bingo (The lottery game), there is a game called
“Picture Frame” and players will take their daubers and mark out the called
numbers on all edges of the bingo card, which tends to look like a frame.
H = Number Seven (7) on a dotted domino tile. It looks like the letter "H"

Tile of Death - When there are few tiles left to pick and you are down to the end and your goal is to pick low tiles so you can go out without many points - BUT NO !  You pick a "tile of death" a double 12 or 12 | 11 tile. Start counting those points!

Stragglers- Tiles that don't match the rest of your hand

Please send us your terms and we will keep updating our list.

Dot Domino

Dominoes are great for all games because they are compact, easy to see and don't blow away like playing cards.

Here's a list of games you can play with dominoes:

Mexican Train Dominoes is a game of strategy and there are ways to arrange your opening hand to maximize your chances of winning. Once you have drawn your tiles and have your hand, it's important to strategically arrange your tiles.

The domino racks are great for organizing your tiles because you can see your tiles at a glance.

First, look at which tiles you have that match the opening tile. For example, put all of your 12's on the top row.

Then, look which tiles match the other half of those twelves and arrange them in a way that maximizes your ability to play the most tiles.  Your goal is to arrange them to make the longest train possible

Second, look at the tiles that don't match anything - sometimes called "stragglers" which are the most at risk for catching you with points at the end of the game.  Arrange them in order of point value and watch the community train for openings to play these tiles.

You can arrange your hand perfectly but if you are playing chickenfoot dominoes where you have to answer the double three times before you can proceed, even the best laid hands will be side railed.