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Dominoes


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6 years
 
     
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UserRatingMin. AgeAdults TooComment
boltongeordie93Yes There are almost as many games with dominoes as with packs of cards. My kids all started with animal dominoes and enjoyed that immensely. You can then move onto a full set and bring in basic variants of point scoring (.g. lose a point per domino left at the end) before moving on to the more complex variants. My favourite is '3s and 5s' which is great when the kids start to learn their basic times-tables.
jeep9  For the younger kids, a straight block game is great. As they get older, you can do some of the more inteeresting games for adults.
pikkusiili200093 Depending on the complexity of the game you play, this can be really good at a very young age.
pmboos9  My son really loves dominoes - the plain black and white ones. It helps them with counting and pattern matching as well as being a tile laying game. The strategy is slowly coming to him.
Munin84Some We play with our 5 year old son with only the matching rules, and no scoring. Our set is double-sixteens, so sometimes he needs some coaching to find matches, but he always enjoys the game and requests it occasionally. Our games usually end with a session of setting up and knocking down domino runs or buildings as well.
sosullivan8  Rating is for Muggins rules with kids old enough to understand multiples of 5 (5, 10, 15, etc.).
Styro85Some So many games can be played with a set of dominoes. Our younger kids start by playing just the basic game. Our older kids join us in games of Chicken Foot or Mexican Train. They are good for teaching colors, matching, counting, thinking ahead, and strategy.
gaharoni7  Nice matching game, but will lose attraction after a while.
Larry Welborn7  Dominoes are an excellent choice for children because you can scale the game difficulty to the age of the child. I play a simple matching game with my 3 & 5 year old children. As they get older I will introduce them to more complex games such as Muggins or Mexican Train.
musicmom73Yes Both parents and kids can enjoy a good game of Mexican Train. There is a lot of luck, but also some planning ahead and strategizing.
The Unbeliever76Yes Mexican Train is my kids' game of choice.
Admiral Fisher64Some You cant go wrong here! Its not the best game out there, but theres a fair amount going on and you can get different sets - we have standard wooden ones and ones with footballs on. You can even get ones with just one single animal on each side (plus blanks).
mcross65Some Kind of boring as a game, but great as a toy.
moakm6  My 3 kids really like Mexican Train with double twelves. Regular dominos are for setting up in a line and knocking down. :) Maybe when they are older.
shumyum6  The game goes over all right, but it always turns into toppling the dominoes (which is still fun!).
merkle5   
Shade_Jon5  This game has a large cultural history, but even for kids, there is not much exciting here, really.
SoLove5  My daughter (4) has just adopted a cheap domino set of mine and like counting the pips and placing them end to end. She likes my wife and I to sit with her and count along with her.
Yollege54Some We do not really play the game itself, the kids pretty much either match them up, or set them up and knock them down.