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Printable Mexican Train score sheet

All thirteen rounds from double-12 down to double-blank, six players to a page, with the rules and scoring printed alongside so nobody has to look them up mid-game.

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Mexican Train

2–8 players · double-12 domino set
13 rounds · lowest score wins
Round scores — count the pips left in each hand. Lowest total wins.
RoundDoubleP1P2P3P4P5P6
1st12-12
11-11
10-10
9-9
8-8
7-7
6-6
5-5
4-4
3-3
2-2
1-1
0-0
TOTAL

How it works

  • Thirteen rounds — start at double-12, work down to double-0
  • The round's double starts the hub; play trains off it
  • Play a domino or draw one; if you still can't play, mark your train public
  • Anyone may play on a public train or the Mexican Train
  • Play a double and you must satisfy it before anyone continues
  • Round ends when someone plays their last tile, or all players are blocked

Scoring: each player counts the pips remaining in their hand and adds it to their running total. Some groups score a leftover double-blank as 50 — agree before you start.

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How Mexican Train scoring works

Mexican Train is scored like golf: the lowest total wins. At the end of each round every player counts the pips still left in their hand and adds that to a running total. Go out first and you score zero for the round, which is the whole point of going out.

Thirteen rounds

A standard game runs thirteen rounds with a double-12 set. The first round starts on the double-12, the second on the double-11, and so on down to the double-blank. Shorter games are common — just agree how many rounds before you start and use the top rows of the sheet.

The rules that cause arguments

Marking a train public. If you cannot play, you draw one tile. If you still cannot play, your train is marked — usually with a penny or a marker — and anyone may play on it until you play on it yourself again.

Doubles. Play a double and it must be satisfied before normal play resumes. In most house rules the next player must play on that double, and if they cannot, they draw and their train opens.

The Mexican Train. A communal train anyone may add to at any time. Most groups allow it to be started once, at any point in the round.

Frequently asked

How many rounds is a game? Thirteen with a double-12 set — one per double, counting down.

How do you score leftover tiles? Add up the pips. Some groups score a leftover double-blank as 50 rather than 0 to discourage hoarding it — agree in advance.

How many tiles do you start with? Commonly 15 for 2–4 players, 12 for 5–6, and 11 for 7–8.

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