As a part of Founders Day activities, the Howe Lions Club will host a $10 entry 42 Double-elimination Domino Tournament. The tourney will be held at the Howe Development Alliance office at 101 E. Haning Street in Downtown Howe.
| Introduction | Following are the rules for the 42 tournament.
Schedule is as follows: |
| Tournament | The teams will enter a double-elimination tournament. During the first round, the top team from each group will play the 2nd place team of another group. |
| Rules | 1. To begin play, each player draws one domino with the highest draw (adding both sides of domino) winning the first shuffle. Ties to be redrawn by the tying players.
2. The “domino shaker” role rotates clock-wise, and the person the left of the shaker bids first. 3. Maximum initial bids of two marks high, with overbidding limited to one mark above the previous bid. 4. The first team to 7 marks or higher wins. 5. Each player is allowed 20 seconds to make a bid. 6. Dominoes must be set on table with backrow of 4 dominoes & front row of 3 dominoes and may not be rearranged during play. If everyone agrees, dominoes may be held in hand instead. 8. “No trump” (Follow me) bids are allowed. 10. Bids of two marks or more should be stacked. 11. A domino laid is a domino played. 12. Trump suit (or no trump) must be called BEFORE first domino is played; otherwise, the suit of first domino played will be trump suit. 13. Any attempt of “talking across the table” will result in loss of hand. 14. Renege (misplay) counts as a loss of the hand. 15. No player substitutions are allowed after the tournament has begun. |
