# Dominoes

> Match the ends and play all your tiles first.

Match an open end and play every tile, or finish with fewer pips when nobody can play. Climb four tables, take today's hand, or pass the phone to a friend.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/dominoes/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed)
- Neighborhood: [Tabletop Terrace](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/tabletop/index.md)
- Controls: Tap, click or arrow keys
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 3 per 1 stars, up to 9 a run

## How to play

1. Tap a tile that fits one open end. When it fits both, tap the end you want. On a keyboard, arrows move through the hand and Space plays.
2. When nothing fits, tap Draw under the table until a tile does. If the yard is empty, the turn passes.
3. Empty your hand, or finish with fewer pips when both sides are blocked. A win with two draws or fewer, inside the time, is three stars.
4. Four wins against a table open the next one. Today's hand is one deal for everyone until midnight UTC.

## Tips

- A tile that fits both ends can change which numbers stay open. Pick the end you can answer later.
- Draw only when nothing fits. Two draws or fewer keeps a win at two or three stars.
- A double is often worth saving until it locks an end the other seat cannot answer.
- Pause stops the clock. Today's hand keeps your moves, so a refresh does not start the deal over.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It is free in the browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins are for fun and can never be bought.

### Is today's hand the same for everyone?

Yes. Today's hand is one deal, from the date, against Block. Practice hands are your own, and the next table opens after four wins.

### What earns three stars?

Win after drawing at most twice, inside the time for that table. More draws is one star. A loss or a tie pays no stars. Pause stops the clock.

### Can two people play?

Yes. Choose Friend and pass the phone. Those hands do not count toward the tables or the stars.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. Tap a tile, then an end when it fits both. Draw sits under the table, so it never covers a tile.

## Achievements

- **First hand** (bronze, 15 coins): Win your first hand.
- **Today's hand** (bronze, 15 coins): Win today's hand.
- **Three days** (bronze, 25 coins): Win a hand three days in a row.
- **Clean hand** (silver, 30 coins): Win with two draws or fewer, inside the time.
- **Week of hands** (silver, 50 coins): Keep a 7-day streak.
- **Beat Block** (silver, 40 coins): Win a hand against Block.
- **Beat Count** (gold, 60 coins): Win a hand against Count.
- **Forty hands** (gold, 80 coins): Win 40 hands.
- **Month of hands** (gold, 120 coins): Keep a 30-day streak.
- **Ten clean** (gold, 80 coins): Win 10 hands with two draws or fewer, inside the time.
- **Two hundred** (diamond, 200 coins): Win 200 hands.
- **Table Captain** (diamond, 300 coins): Keep a 100-day streak. Earns the title "Table Captain".

## More to play

- [Mahjong Solitaire](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/mahjong-solitaire/index.md): Match free tiles to clear the stack. (Puzzle Park)
- [Checkers](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/checkers/index.md): Jump, crown and climb the bot ladder. (Tabletop Terrace)
- [Crazy Eights](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crazy-eights/index.md): Match the suit or the number, and save your eights. (Card Café)