If a player cannot play because they do not have a matching domino, then the player must draw one domino from the boneyard.

The next player plays another matching domino on a remaining side, and this continues until all four sides are filled. The starting player must play a matching domino (one with an end of the same value as the double) from their hand on one of the four sides of the double, with the matching end against the double. The player drawing the highest value begins the round and everyone returns their drawn domino to the boneyard. In the first round only, everyone draws a single domino from the boneyard. until the last round using the double blank). (In each succeeding round, the next lowest double is found and placed as the starting point: 11, 10, 9, etc. The round begins with the highest double being placed in the center of the layout to start the game (using a double-twelve set, this would be the double 12). The completed thing looks like a Y with a line through the middle.) The first round The other two go on the opposite side at 45 degree angles. One lines up at a right angle To the original double. (Some people play that you only complete three sides, not four directions. All four sides of the opening double must be covered before play can continue. Any remaining dominoes are placed to the side, forming the boneyard.Ī typical opening setup for the first round of a game. The number of dominoes drawn can be increased when fewer players are using a larger set (for instance, four players using a double-twelve set can draw 15 dominoes). With more than four players, the game requires an extended set. Then, each player picks seven dominoes to form their hand. The dominoes are first turned face down and shuffled. For each round, the goal is for the player to empty their hand of dominoes by playing them on the board. The goal of the game is to have the lowest score by the end of the last round. Chicken Foot is played in rounds, one round for each double domino in the set and is best for 4 to 7 players. A game of Chicken Foot in progressĬhickenfoot or Chicken Foot, also called Chicken-Foot Dominoes and Chickie Dominoes, is a Block domino game of the 'Trains' family for 2 to 12 players invented by Louis and Betty Howsley in 1986.

Dominos rules for chicken foot