Mexican Train Score Sheet
Thirteen rounds from double 12 to double blank: enter the pips left in each hand and this mexican train score keeper tracks who is lowest.
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Chart: running totals
Settings: target score and house rules
How to use the mexican train score sheet
The sheet starts with four players; use + Add player or the × on a card to get to your table (2 to 10). Type the names. The table already lists every round with the double that starts it, so you can see at a glance that round 1 opens with double 12, round 2 with double 11, and so on.
When a round ends, tap Went out on the player who played their last domino; they score 0 for the round. Everyone else counts the pips (the dots) on the dominoes still in front of them and types the total. If the round is blocked and nobody goes out, just enter everyone's pips. Press Score this round. The round fills in, the totals update, and the note above the cards tells you which double starts the next round. After the last round the lowest total is named the winner.
Print blank sheet prints a paper mexican train score sheet with the doubles down the side, ready for the box. Print sheet prints the game so far with running totals, Download CSV opens in a spreadsheet, and the chart shows everyone's total climbing round by round. For a card game night, try the rummy score keeper, which also scores penalty points with the lowest total winning.
Mexican train dominoes scoring
With a double-12 set there are 13 rounds, one for each double from 12 down to blank (0). The standard way to score a round:
- The player who goes out scores 0.
- Every other player scores the total pips on the dominoes left in their hand.
- Scores add up over all the rounds, and the lowest total at the end wins.
Other sets and shorter games are settings: pick a starting double of 6, 9, 12, 15 or 18 (the round count follows it, from that double down to blank), or lower the number of rounds for a quicker game. Some groups give a particular domino a special value when it is left in hand; if yours does, type the round total with that value included.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Enter in a pips field: score the round
- S: score the round
- U or Ctrl+Z: undo
- F: full screen
- M: sound on or off
Questions
How many rounds are in mexican train?
With a double-12 set, 13: the first round starts with double 12 and each round after starts with the next double down, ending with double blank. You can shorten the game in Settings.
What if nobody can go out?
When the round is blocked, nobody gets the 0. Leave Went out unpressed and type every player's pips; the sheet scores the round as it is.
Can I use a double-9 or double-15 set?
Yes. Choose the starting double in Settings. The sheet sets the rounds to match, 10 rounds for double 9 and 16 for double 15, and relabels the table.
I typed the wrong pips. How do I fix it?
Press Undo (or U) to take the round back, correct the number and score it again. Everything stays saved in this browser.
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