Strategy
- Since the object of the game is to have the lowest score, it is in each player's best interest to get rid of their high value dominoes, while at the same time preventing opponents from playing theirs.
- To this end, one strategy is to try to keep high value exposed ends covered which prevents opponents from chickie-ing them.
- Another strategy is to hoard low-value dominoes and try to use up a particular number for which a player also possesses the double. Once a player knows that there are no longer three free dominoes to complete a chicken foot, that player controls when the round ends by playing the chickie. This is especially advantageous for a player who also has a matching domino they can play as their last domino.
- It is a good idea to keep the double-blank domino if it is dealt or drawn, as it gives no value to the player holding it.
- Like poker, watching for "tells" can allow a player to guess which other players have high counts, and thus make plays that block those players from being able to play high-value tiles.
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