When one of the players has used up all his dominoes, his opponent turns up those he has left, the pips are then counted, and the number of pips is scored to the account of the player who was out first.

If neither player can play, the stones are turned face upward on the table, and the one who has the smallest number of pips scores as follows:  If the pips of one player count ten and those of the other player five, the five is deducted from the ten, leaving five to be scored by the player whose pips only counted five.

The dominoes are shuffled again, the second player this time taking the lead, and the game proceeds in this way until one or other has scored a hundred, the first to do so winning the game.

This game is generally played by two only, though it is possible for four, five, or even six to join in it; but, in that case, they cannot, of course, take seven stones each, so they must divide the stones equally between them, leaving a few to draw from, if they prefer it; if not they can divide them all.

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GREEN GRAVEL

In this game the children join hands and walk round in a circle, singing the following words: 

  Green gravel, green gravel, your grass is so green,
  The fairest young damsel that ever was seen. 
  I’ll wash you in new milk and dress you in silk,
  And write down your name with a gold pen and ink. 
  Oh! (Mary) Oh! (Mary) your true love is dead;
  He’s sent you a letter to turn round your head.

When the players arrive at that part of the song, “Oh, Mary!” they name some member of the company; when the song is finished, the one named must turn right round and face the outside of the ring, having her back to all the other players.  She then joins hands in this position and the game continues as before until all the players face outward.  They then recommence, until they all face the inside of the ring as at first.

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FIVES AND THREES

This is another game that is played with dominoes, and is one of the most popular.  It is excellent practice for counting, and to be successful at it depends, in a very great measure, upon skill in doing this.  Two, three or four players may take part in this game.  After the dominoes have been shuffled, face downward, each player takes an equal number of stones, leaving always three, at least, upon the table; no player, however, may take more than seven, and it is perhaps better to limit the number to five.

In playing dominoes, it should always be borne in mind that one end of the domino to be played must always agree in number with the end of the domino it is to be placed against.