Matador

Matador is a variation of Draw Dominoes. In Matador, instead of having to match the number on one end of a tile, you have to add a number to the end of a tile so that the sum of the two numbers adds up to seven. For example, if one end of a tile is five, then you would have to have a tile that has a two on one side, and place the two against the five to make seven.

One of the tricky parts of Matador is that the tiles where the two numbers on them add up to seven, and the double blank tile, are wild. This would be the three/four, the one/six, the five/two, and the blank/blank. These are called Matadors. A Matador can be placed on any tile, against any number. If you place a double blank tile on one end, only another Matador can be placed against that, since you can't place anything next to zero that adds up to seven. In Matador, double tiles must be placed lengthwise, but Matadors can be placed either lengthwise or crosswise. If a Matador is placed crosswise, you can play off either end.

At the beginning of the game, each player takes an equal number of tiles. The number of tiles each player gets at the beginning will depend on the number of players. Extra tiles will stay in the boneyard, and these can be drawn as needed. The player with the highest double tile starts the game, and play goes to the left. Players can play off of either open end. The hand is over when a player is out of tiles, or none of the players can make a play. At the end of a hand, the player with the least amount of dots wins, and gets a score equal to the total number of dots left on everyone else's tiles. Winners must subtract the number of dots they have left on their tiles from their score, if they have any tiles left.

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