Talk:42 (dominoes)

Variations

My mother's family, orginally from Cisco TX, play a variation of the game called "84", using two sets of dominoes. Play usually consists of six to eight players. Betting nello is called "pistol". - Loadmaster 18:38, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I added some information on splash and plunge. I usually found that plunging was the fastest way to lose a game. Agcorry00 04:58, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

A lot of Okie families that migrated to California in the 40s play Shoot the Moon. I have run into it quite a bit. So I added the rules. --L.A.F. 20:09, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

6, 5, 8, 9

I have never seen Sixes, Fives, Eights, or Nines. Where was the source that said this? 108.66.232.14 (talk) 03:13, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Roberson 2000 citations

Tuckerresearch kindly added some specific citations for two challenged claims. I've merged them into a single reused citation. However, it would be even better to have specific pages for the two claims. Could someone with access to the book either add them, or note them here? (I'll happily integrate them.) Furthermore, if someone with the book can spare the time to add more citations to the article as a whole. In a perfect world, every single claim in the article would be cited to a reliable third-party source. — Alan De Smet | Talk 06:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

What's a "suit"?

I'm a bridge player, so I understand words like trump/suit/trick in terms of cards but dominoes don't have Clubs/Diamonds/Hearts/Spades. What it a suit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.16.186 (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

In 42, the suit is one side of the domino. So a 6/1 can be a high 1 or a low 6. This adds a layer of complexity not found in card games. The value of a hand depends entirely on which suits are played when. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.30.158.8 (talk) 22:30, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Also, the high count determines what suit it is when its led (for non-trumps). So if the 6-1 is lead (and one is not trump), then it counts as a 6 for that trick. I.e. if you have any (non-trump) 6 you must follow suit. If 4's are trump then anything with a 4 on it is a trump for that hand (and NOT part of any other suit), regardless or when it's played or led.

Off topic chat

Extended content

PC gone mad! They also forgot that some religions do forbid dominoes, as well as forgetting that the 5-5 and 6-4 equal 10, which is also on a deck of cards. 108.66.234.158 (talk) 23:20, 3 January 2017 (UTC) Oh, and also, 42 is technically a form of gambling, as it contains bids and trumps. 108.66.234.158 (talk) 23:20, 3 January 2017 (UTC) This article talk page is for discussing improvements to the article, not for general discussion of the article's topic. - SummerPhDv2.0 02:24, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Disputed IP edits

While the discussion regarding your edits is on-going, I am reverting all of your edits as unsourced. Please find a consensus for the changes before restoring them. - SummerPhD^v2.0 00:11, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Nel-O

If you are wanting to go Nel-O, first bid at least one mark, then if you win the bid, say Nel-O when I ask for the trump. 108.66.233.174 (talk) 21:58, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Moon

Moon is the only real variation, the others are just mere additions to 42. 108.66.233.174 (talk) 16:29, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Other variations

Nel-O, Plunge, and Sevens are the only real ones; the others are just ways to change how the pile looks. 108.66.233.174 (talk) 22:21, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Bonfire

I've never seen "Bonfire" being used to count marks in 42. Where's the source that says this? 108.66.232.14 (talk) 03:09, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

"Outlawed games"/"Other local rule variations"

Yes, Lechner Hall at Texas A&M "outlawed" some variations. Yes, John McLeod and Lechner Hall have variations. These are trivial. My grandfather had his own variations of card games and my Master's psych class had its own variation of 8 ball. Those aren't notable either. There are countless trivial variants of pretty much any game you can think of: Monopoly, hangman, hide and seek, etc. Any of their articles can become a dumping group for an indiscriminate collection of such variants. None of them should be. - SummerPhD^v2.0 04:50, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Follow Me

Would "follow me" be considered a variation? 108.71.122.17 (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

If you would like to add it as a variation, you will need to cite a reliable source. - SummerPhD^v2.0 20:13, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Technically, even the most minor edits possible (such as adding a space to an article) will require citing a reliable, verifiable source. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 21:01, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Good luck with that theory.

Given your extensive history, if you would like to add content, you will need to cite a reliable source. - SummerPhD^v2.0 21:56, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Splash

Splash should come after Plunge, because it is almost always paired with plunge. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 20:11, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

According to who? - SummerPhD^v2.0 20:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

WP:BRD

When you Boldly make a change to an article and you are Reverted by another editor, it is time to Discuss the issue. Merely making the change again solves nothing and is a good way to start an edit war. - SummerPhD^v2.0 20:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

3-2

The 3-2 is actually called the trey-deuce, not the two-three. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 20:37, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Source? - SummerPhD^v2.0 21:57, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

A 3 is called a trey, and a 2 is called a deuce. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 22:05, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Do you have a source saying people call it "the trey-deuce" and people do not call it the "two-three"? - SummerPhD^v2.0 22:58, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Seriously. See Trey and Deuce. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 23:57, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

This does not show that people call the 3-2 the "trey-deuce" and do not call it the "two-three". - SummerPhD^v2.0 01:08, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

So what you're saying is, here on Wikipedia, we call the 3-2 the two-three? 108.71.121.102 (talk) 02:08, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

I am saying, as I have repeatedly said, because of your history you will need to cite a reliable source to add material. - SummerPhD^v2.0 02:55, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Read the terminology section; it tells you the names for 0s, 1s, 2s, and 3s. 108.71.121.183 (talk) 16:03, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Also, does this mean that even adding a space to an article will require citing a reliable, verifiable source? 108.71.121.183 (talk) 16:03, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

The big game

Isn't the 8-7 a fifteen-count? 108.71.122.17 (talk) 20:38, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Source? - SummerPhD^v2.0 21:58, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Math. Eight plus seven is fifteen. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 22:05, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Presumably there is some reason you want to say that 8-7 is "a fifteen-count". If so, we'll need a source to add anything. - SummerPhD^v2.0 23:01, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Seriously, 8 + 7 = 15. That's the source. 108.71.122.17 (talk) 23:58, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes, 8 + 7 = 15. It does not follow that 8-7 is called "a fifteen-count". - SummerPhD^v2.0 01:09, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

So the 8-7 does not count towards the score. 108.71.121.102 (talk) 02:36, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Because of your history, you will need to cite a reliable source to add material. - SummerPhD^v2.0 02:56, 16 March 2017 (UTC)