Game Rules

Bonz “Train” Game
Learning Rules

Start Play: Turn bonz face down, draw 7 bonz, highest double decides first play. Start by asking who has double sixes, double five, etc…. Play continues clockwise, matching up the ends to matching bonz dots. A player goes out by playing all of his bonz first. This ends the hand. New shuffle, draw 7 and start rotation beginning left of the person who went first to start game. They may play any bone in their hand.

Spinner: The first double played each hand becomes a spinner. This is the only double that hand to be played four ways on. This creates four legs to be played on.

Draws: Each player will play or draw until they can play. If bone pile runs out – pass.

Object of Play: The player who goes out first, adds all opponents remaining Bonz points, round up 5-10 scale. 100 points wins at the end of a hand. Must be 10 points ahead or another hand must be played. When a hand locks up, the last player to have played, receives points.

Bonz Dominoes
Playing Rules

Adding Bonz Objectives: Bonz Dominoes plays like Bonz Train except adding the very end numbers of each leg. When multiples of 5, 10, 15, 20 etc are added, the player receives that score. The player who goes out first adds all opponents remaining Bonz points, round up 5-10 scale. 100 points wins at the end of a hand. Must be 10 points ahead or another hand must be played. When a hand locks up, the last player to have played receives points.

Spinner: The first double that comes up is the spinner for that hand. This allows four legs to be played on. The other double can be played two different ways. Turned straight and count only end dots, turned sideways, count total dots.

Draws: Different draws for train and Bonz. The game of Bonz is played by making a play or drawing, one draw per play. If the bone plays then the play is allowed. If the Bone doesn’t play, then they must pass.

Advanced Play: Bonz advance players lose their points If not claimed when played. The player who calls “Bonz” receives the point.