French dominoes rules

French is every player for themself, four players, on a board that grows four arms from the double blank. It is a race where low is good: the first to 100 ends it and the lowest score wins.

How a hand plays

• The double blank opens the first hand. The four arms grow out from it.
• Match the end of any arm. If you cannot, you pass.
• When the hand ends, the pips left in your hand are added to your score. A double still in your hand counts twice; the rest of the hand counts once.

Penalties

• Board pass: play a bone that leaves every other player with nothing to play, and each of them takes 10. Then the turn comes straight back to you.
• Three passes in a row of your own costs 10. A board pass starts that count again.

The end

The moment any player reaches or passes 100, the set is over and the lowest score wins.

Questions

What is a board pass in French dominoes?

When a player plays a bone that leaves every other player unable to play, each of them takes 10 points. The player who shut the board then plays again.

Who wins French dominoes?

The set ends the moment anyone reaches or passes 100. The lowest score at that moment wins.

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