Fundex Games High Five User Instructions

E N G L I S H
I N S T R U C T I O N S
Dominoes are often called "bones," "tiles" or "rocks."
Each bone is divided into two halves, or ends. The side
is the lengthwise area of the domino. Dots, or pips, are
grouped in a suit. Bones with an end without pips are
known as "blanks." Bones containing matching ends (6-6,
5-5, ect.) are known as "double dominoes," or "doubles."
Doubles are also called "Big 6, Big 5" and so on.
OBJECTIVE
High Five™ is the same high-stakes domino game the
professionals play on television! Players earn scoring chips by leaving open-ends that add
up to multiples of five. Collect all of your opponent's colored chips to win!
SET UP (TWO PLAYERS)
Each player selects a set of colored chips. The remaining chips are set aside and will not
be used. Both players will count chips for their opponents to verify that the correct number
of chips are in play. Each player begins with ten 10-point chips and ten 5-point chips
(150 points).
Both players shuffle the dominoes by sliding them face-down around the playing surface.
Dominoes exposed during the shuffle will be reshuffled. The last player to shuffle will push
the dominoes to the center of the table. Players will then draw seven dominoes each.
Dominoes exposed while drawing must be accepted by the player exposing them. Players
may either cup dominoes in their hands or stand each domino on its side to set up their
hands. Bones that remain in the shuffled pile become the draw pile or boneyard.
ANATOMY OF A BONE
pips
side
end
HAND ONE
The first hand of High Five™ always begins with a double. Everyone calls for the "Big 6."
If no one has the Big 6, continue calling, "Big 5, Big 4," and so on until a double is played.
If neither player possesses a double, the hands are discarded and the dominoes are
reshuffled and redrawn. Repeat this process until a double is found. The player who
has it will place the double at the center of the table. That player's turn is over.
The next player will join ends by matching suits.
Butt ends together
EXAMPLE OF PLAY:
to form a line like this!
Always play the sides of
the doubles like this!
A double used to start a game is always a spinner. This means that dominoes may be
added to both the ends and sides of this double. In High Five™ only the first double on the
board may be played as a spinner. Play on any other double may only continue on it's sides.
HOW TO PROPERLY PLAY ON A SPINNER:
Play at least
one domino
here FIRST!
Only one domino may be played per turn. If someone is unable to make a play, that player
must draw one domino from the boneyard. If still unable to play, the player must continue
to draw one domino at a time until a playable domino is drawn. If the boneyard is cleared,
that player says "Pass" and the turn moves to the next player. Players must play a
domino if able to do so (see "Bogus Play").
HOW TO SCORE
Each time someone leaves open ends that add up to a multiple of five, that player is
awarded that value in chips of the opponent's color.
NOTE: when doubles are played, both ends count toward their value. This means that a
double 6 counts as a 12, a double 5 as a 10 and so on. Once both sides have been
joined with other dominoes, the double is closed and their pips no longer count toward
the total.
Here, the Big 6 was
the first domino played.
Now the spinner is
closed, so it is okay
to play dominoes
on the open ends.