How to Play

Introduction

The ‘Dekabès Domino’ provides a platform where the Player (User) can play the traditional, yet interesting dominoes game with other players (Multiplayer) online. There is a public room where players are matched randomly online. Another option is to create a private table and invite your friends to play. Finally, the game can be played offline. This game is in English language only. This is a 2D game with some animations and sounds..

This game is based on the way domino is played on the Islands in the Caribbean and more specifically in Haiti. We hope you will enjoy playing this game with the same passion we play it everywhere in Haiti. Please feel free to provide your feedbacks to us by sending your messaged to haitidekabesdomino@gmail.com.

In Haiti we play the double six dominoes which comprise the following 28 dominoes:

In domino the player who places all his domino on the table first wins. The game (first round of the game) starts with the highest double in hand which is double six when all dominoes are in hand. If no doubles are in hand the domino with the highest point needs to start. In subsequent rounds the winner of the previous rounds starts. There are special situations when playing domino, such as double domino blanks in a three person game and more. Learn about all the rules of Dekabès Domino:

1) Blocked game. Nobody have a domino that can be played on the table. In such cases the player with the fewest points in hands wins.

2) Same number of points. In such cases the next round will count for 2. The player or teams who started the round which ended in a tie will start the next round if he is part of the people tying the game. If he is not part of the tie game double six or the highest double will be played.

3) Dekabès which is winning on both end of the table with a domino that is not a double. Winning in this way will double everything. Dekabès can be translated as Jackpot from creole to English.

This game can be played with 2, 3 or 4 players:

With 2 players there is 3 different ways of playing:

1) Draw game, each player draws 7 dominoes and the remaining 14 dominoes are added to a boneyard where a player will pick domino when he does not have a domino to play in hand and it is his turn.

2) Block game, it can be played with 7 dominoes each or 14 dominoes each. In this type of game there is no boneyard. If both players passed the game is blocked. When the game is blocked the player with the fewest points in hand wins.

With 3 players there is only one mode, each player draws 9 dominoes and double blank is removed from the game.

With 4 players there is 2 different ways to play:

1) With team. The player sitting in front of you is your teammate. Your goal is for you or your teammate to win. It is adding some complexities in the game as sometimes you need to play for your teammate to win and sometimes your teammate needs to play for you to win. Each player draws 7 dominoes.

2) Without team. Each player is on its own and draws 7 dominoes to play.

The best way to understand everything about the game is to start playing. Please enjoy yourself.

We are going to review the game screen by screen explaining all the capabilities:

Screen 1a

Screen 1b

This screen is the first screen that appears when you open the game. Screen 1a when you are not logged in and Screen 1b when you are logged in.

Located in the top left of your screen is a user icon which will display your username and the avatar of your choice after you register.

Screen 2a

Screen 2b

Screen 2a appears when you click the settings button. Screen 2b is the continuation of screen 2a which is visible when you scroll the left side of your screen. Screen 2c and 2d are the same screen except that one player is logged in.

Click to change your avatar by selecting one in the list available

In the same area a user can see the number of Badges are rewards for outstanding performance. Badges are only available to user who register in the system because we cannot keep track of a user without that. The badge is clickable and show you a list of the badges you have received(See screen 3).

Screen 3a

Screen 3b

Screen 3a, 3b, 3c are on the same page, you will have to scroll to see all the available badges. Some more difficult then others to acquire.

A list of the badges and how to get them:

Screen 4

Screen 5

This screen is worth reading to get to fully understand how to play the game and also all the options of the game.

Screen 6

This is where you can change your password.

Screen 7

In this area you can choose to pay a fee and to play ad free for one, three, six or twelve months.

Screen 8

Leaderboard Screen.

Screen 9

This is where you can delete your account for any reason.

Screen 10

Screen 11

Whether you are playing online or offline you should first choose the number of players you want to play with. This game can be played with 2,3 or 4 players.

Screen 12

This is the 2 choices when playing with 2 players either you play a draw game or a block game. In a draw game you pick domino on a boneyard when you pass. In a block game when you pass it is the turn of the other player and if both of you pass game is over the player with the fewer points win.

Screen 13

After selecting 2 players and block game you need to choose the number of domino each person will draw in a block game.

Screen 14

In 4 players game you can play with 2 teams of 2 players or play without team where each player is trying to win the other three players.

Screen 15

This is the screen where you can create a room to play with your friends. It opens as if you are creating a room. Click on Create to create a room.

Screen 16

This is the screen where you can join a room to play with friends.

Screen 17

This is the screen you will see when you are playing the game.

Screen 18

An example of when you need to pick domino on the boneyard.

Screen 19

An example of a game that is paused. This option is not available when playing online as the game cannot stop.

Screen 20

If you click on exit table. This window will pop to ensure that is what you really want.

Screen 21

This is a screen where the game is being played. Note the 3 additional buttons in the bottom left of the screen all related to gesture which is a fun way to communicate with your teammate. Below we explain each gesture and there usual meaning but feel free to discuss with your teammate before the start of the game to change the default meaning and confuse your opponents who will also see your gestures.