Bergen Domino Rules

How To Play Bergen Dominoes

Number Of Players: 2 to 4

Bergen plays much like The Draw Game, except that the principal object of the game is to score points, by getting the same suit at both ends of the layout.


After shuffling the dominoes, each player draws tiles to make up their hand. The number of tiles drawn depends on the number of players:



Bergen Dominoes

The player with the highest double places the first domino. Play proceeds to the left (clockwise). Each player adds a domino to an open end of the layout, if he can.

In the illustration to the right, a double-six started the game, scoring 2 points in the process. A 6-2 and 6-4 were then played on either side of the 6-6, neither placement earning any points. The 4-2 was then connected to the open four, leaving an open 2 both on the left and right, thus earning 2 points. This is called a double-header. A 2-2 was then played onto the open 2 on the right. This scored three points, and is referred to as a triple-header.

Drawing Tiles


Ending A Hand

A hand ends either when a player plays all his tiles, or when a game is blocked. A game is blocked when no player is able to add another tile to the layout.


When a hand ends, the player with the lightest hand (i.e. the fewest number of dots on their dominoes) wins one point, in addition to whatever points were won during the hand.

A game of Bergen Dominoes is typically played to a score of 15 points.


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