Gaple · Indonesian Dominoes

Rules & objective

In local play, hands stay hidden until the new actor reveals their own tiles. Computers and hints use only their own live/dead tiles and the public table; other hands, dead identities and unused tile order stay private. Selecting or hinting previews an action; confirm to place or discard. Dead discard identities stay concealed until settlement. Results reveal all live and dead tiles; earlier deal results remain available. Undo includes computer responses and Redo restores them. Restart returns to the current deal; New game starts a new first deal. Swipe the hand strip, or zoom and pan the table. Untimed, without money or stakes.

Use all 28 double-six tiles, with two matching ends and no spinner. With four players and seven tiles each, the first lead must be double blank by its holder. Later, the previous winning individual leads any double; if they have none, the next seat with a double leads. With four players and six each or five players and five each, turn one unused tile up as the starting layout. Choose the first leader by lot; later the previous winning individual leads. The other unused tiles are never drawn. Play a matching tile if able. Otherwise discard one tile face down, or pass if that option is selected. Dead discards cannot be played but still count at settlement. End the deal when a live hand empties or nobody can extend the train. Lowest total pips on all unplayed tiles, including dead tiles, wins. Optional rule: double blank counts 25 when no other unplayed tile has a blank. Break equal totals by the lowest single tile, then its lower end. In four-player opposite partnerships, the best individual wins for their team, even if the team total is higher. Each deal has its own result; Next deal preserves the winning-individual opening rule.

Controls

Play directly on the cards or board with mouse or touch. Coordinate selectors are optional keyboard aids.

Rule references

• www.pagat.com