Read Time:2 Minute, 2 Second
Players: 2-4 (ages 5+)
Playing Time: 15-30 minutes
This bendy dominoes game adds a new twist to an old favorite—thanks to the curvy new playing pieces.
Players begin each round with a designated number of bendominoes (if you’re playing with four players, for instance, each player starts with five bendominoes), and the remaining pieces make up the stock. As in a regular game of dominoes, the player with the highest double (usually double sixes) begins, and play moves clockwise around the table, with players adding bendominoes to either end of the twisty chain that begins to form. If a player can’t play, he draws a piece from the stock. Then he either plays the piece or passes to the next player.
The first player to get rid of all of his playing pieces wins the round. The other players then add up the points remaining in their hand, and the points go to the round’s winner. Play continues, round by round, until one player reaches 100 points and is declared the winner.
The big difference between traditional dominoes and Bendomino is, of course, the shape of the playing pieces. It may not seem like a big difference at first—that is, until you start playing. Often, though, your ability to play depends not only on having the right number on a playing piece in your hand but also on having the right number on the right side of a playing piece—because sometimes you’ll need a piece that turns to the right, not to the left. That adds an extra challenge to the game—but it’s still a simple game that the younger members of your family will be able to play without much of a problem. And since Bendomino, like regular dominoes, doesn’t require a lot of strategy or skill, it’s still anybody’s game.
Despite the fact that I can’t seem to win this game, no matter how hard I try, I enjoy playing it anyway. The curvy playing pieces will keep you on your toes, but the game isn’t especially time-consuming, nor does it take a lot of concentration. And that adds up to make it a quick and easy way to pass the time—even if you only have a few minutes to spare. If your family loves playing dominoes, you’ll want to give Bendomino a try, too.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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