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Mexican Train

Domino and Tile Games

Mexican Train is a tile-based game played with a set of dominoes, most commonly a double-twelve set of ninety-one tiles, in which two to eight players build one or more chains of matching tiles, called trains, that radiate outward from a central hub known as the station. Each player extends a personal train from their own hand while also having the option to play onto the shared Mexican Train that stays open to every player through the round. The modern ruleset traces to Latin American domino traditions that grew out of pai gow, brought to the Americas by Chinese laborers in the mid-1800s and adapted into regional games such as Cuba's Longana; the game reached wider American popularity under its current name after Cuban and Mexican laborers introduced it in the following decades, and the contemporary standardized rules were copyrighted by Roy and Katie Parsons in 1994. Scoring is based on the pip totals remaining in a player's hand at the end of each round, with the lowest cumulative score across all rounds determining the eventual winner.

Facts
Origin Year
1994 2
Game Type
Domino game 1
Playing Time
20 2
Designer
Katie Parsons 2
Designer
Roy Parsons 2
Publisher
(Unknown) 2
Publisher
Cardinal 2
Publisher
CHH Games 2
Publisher
Deluxe Games and Puzzles 2
Publisher
Fame Products 2
Publisher
Front Porch Classics 2
Publisher
Fundex 2
Publisher
Goliath Games 2
Publisher
HOT Games 2
Publisher
John Jaques of London 2
Publisher
Natural Games 2
Publisher
Pavilion 2
Publisher
Pegasus Spiele 2
Publisher
Pressman Toy Corp. 2
Publisher
Puremco 2
Publisher
Queensell 2
Publisher
Spin Master Ltd. 2
Publisher
Tactic 2
Publisher
Vedes 2
Publisher
Vennerød Forlag AS 2
Game Category
Abstract Strategy 2
Game Category
Trains 2
Game Mechanic
Chaining 2
Game Mechanic
Hand Management 2
Game Mechanic
Matching 2
Game Mechanic
Tile Placement 2
Game Mechanic
Turn Order: Claim Action 2
Minimum Players
1 2
Maximum Players
8 2
Classification
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
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1. Mexican Train (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Mexican Train is a game played with dominoes.
  • Article text
    A double-twelve set of dominoes is marketed as the standard for Mexican Train, and accommodates up to eight players, but there are many sets that are commonly used.
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2. Mexican Train (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1994
  • Playing Time: 20
  • Designer: Katie Parsons
  • Designer: Roy Parsons
  • Publisher: (Unknown)
  • Publisher: Cardinal
  • Publisher: CHH Games
  • Publisher: Deluxe Games and Puzzles
  • Publisher: Fame Products
  • Publisher: Front Porch Classics
  • Publisher: Fundex
  • Publisher: Goliath Games
  • Publisher: HOT Games
  • Publisher: John Jaques of London
  • Publisher: Natural Games
  • Publisher: Pavilion
  • Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
  • Publisher: Pressman Toy Corp.
  • Publisher: Puremco
  • Publisher: Queensell
  • Publisher: Spin Master Ltd.
  • Publisher: Tactic
  • Publisher: Vedes
  • Publisher: Vennerød Forlag AS
  • Game Category: Abstract Strategy
  • Game Category: Trains
  • Game Mechanic: Chaining
  • Game Mechanic: Hand Management
  • Game Mechanic: Matching
  • Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
  • Game Mechanic: Turn Order: Claim Action
  • Minimum Players: 1
  • Maximum Players: 8
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