7 July 2001       Anthony Oresteen                                                                                                                ver 1.0.2

The following are the rules to the Baneberry 157 Domino game. A Double 9 (55 tile) domino set is used and up to 7 players may play.

1.  All tiles are placed face down and are shuffled.  Each player draws 7 tiles.

2.  Player with the highest double starts.  If no player has a double, then the player with highest 9 tile starts.  If no player has a 9 tile, the player with the highest 8 tile starts.

3.  Play continues clockwise.  Players form a two-ended chain (or train) by matching numbers. Doubles are played across, but are not spinners.  The chain end value of a double is the total of the tile.  A double 6 counts as 12, a double 7 counts a 14, etc.

4. A player not able to add onto the train draws a new tile from the bone yard and then must pass. If there are no tiles left in the bone yard the player passes.

5.  A player must knock or announce “last tile” when he has one tile left (right after playing his 2nd to last tile).  This must be done before the next player plays his tile.  Penalty for failing to knock on time is:

            a) Point game:  a mandatory pass (without drawing from the bone yard) on the player’s next turn.

b) Cash Pool game:  the player must re-ante the amount of his original ante AND a mandatory pass (without drawing from the bone yard) on the player’s next turn.

6. Play continues until someone dominoes (plays all his tiles) or the hand blocks. 

Baneberry 157 can be played for a cash pool or for points scored. 

7. Cash Pool Game.  Each player antes either 25¢, 50¢ or higher as agreed upon at the start of the game.  The winner is the first person to play all his tiles (Domino) or should the hand block, the player with the lowest number of pips on his tiles wins the hand. Tied hands split the pool.  The winner of the hand collects the cash pool.  Players re-ante, shuffle the tiles and play again.

8. Point  Game.  First player to score 157 points or more wins. Players score points as follows:

a) When making the chain ends total 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30, score the points made (2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30).

            b) Domino. Winner scores the value of the tiles remaining in the other players’ hands plus a

            bonus of 20 points for domino.

            c) Blocked hand. Lowest hand scores the value of the other player’s tiles LESS the amount

            left in his hand.

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