This is a four player game, each one playing for himself/herself.This game is said to be played most often in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, but has migrated to as far as Guadalajara, Mexico. If the player/team being shutout wins a game, they break the “Chiva” and the match goes back to 0 games for both player/teams, and they must restart the match again.The winner of a “Chiva” Match must win 4 games in a row.Blocked games are normally won by the team having the lower score. This four-player game is similar to the partner dominoes, except that only 4 games in a row are needed to win a match. This is the most well-known Puerto Rican game, also known as Shutout. If everyone wins a hand before anyone reaches 6 wins, the score returns to 0 for everyone.Each player keeps a score of games won and the first player to achieve 6 wins is the overall winner, if another player has zero.The play is the same as in the partner game. When playing cut throat, the size of the hand varies with the number of players: So long as one side wins they add points to their total, if the opposite team wins a hand, the score returns to 0-0 and the next hand is begun by the holder of the double six. The aim is to win six times in succession – so the score is 6-0.At the end of the hand, the winning team scores one point.If the game is blocked and there is tie for the amount of dots, then the hand is a tie, no matter what the other two players have.(It does not matter the amount of dots the winners partner has remaining.) If the game is blocked, the hand is won by the team of the player whose remaining tiles have the least amount of dots.If a player manages to play all his tiles, that player’s team wins the hand.Or if the game becomes blocked and no one is able to play anymore. The hand ends when an individual finishes playing all tiles from his hand first.If a player cannot play anywhere, they must skip a turn. Double tiles are traditionally played at a right angle across the line. The touching ends of adjacent dominoes must match. After seeing their own tiles the team is allowed to discuss who will play first, but cannot reveal to their partner their exact tiles. In subsequent hands the team that won the previous hand plays first.
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