During the course of play, the ends of the skeleton are summed to determine if the player
has scored points. If both ends of the skeleton (prior to playing off the spinner) are
summed to a total that is a multiple of five (5), and the player calls the score
out loud before the next player places a tile, the calling player scores the corresponding
number of points. If either end of the spinner has been played, the total must come from
the three exposed ends of the skeleton (not counting the end of the spinner that has not
yet been played). If both ends of the spinner have been played, the total must include all
four ends of the skeleton.
When summing the ends of the skeleton, a
blank
counts zero points. Any double which is exposed sideways on the end of the skeleton is scored
counting both ends of the domino. For example, if one end of the skeleton has a double four
and the other end has a two, the score is eight (8) for the double four and two (2) for the
two giving a total of ten (10) points.
Once the game is over, the dominoes held by the other players are totalled and rounded off
to the nearest multiple of five (5). This total is added to the winning player or team's
match score. If the game was blocked or
jammed,
the total does not include the number of points held by the jamming player or team.
If the number of points held by each player (in the case of individual play) or both
teams (in the case of team play) is the same, the game is declared a tie and no extra
points are added to any player's score.
If all scores are less than 250 points, the match continues by playing another game. A player
from the losing team of the last completed game shuffles the tiles face down, each player
draws a new hand, and the new game starts. The lead player is the winner of
the last game which was not a tie. If any player or team reaches or exceeds 250 points during
the middle of a game, the match immediately ends with that player or team declared the winner
of the match without revealing any of the players remaining tiles if they so choose.
A new match would wipe the slate clean and the lead player would be determined
by the double six as described in
The Deal.
