Triominoes

Triominos (also Tri - ominos, 3 - omino, triomino, Trimino or Tridomino called ) is a placement game and was expelled from various game publishers, at the moment it is published by Goliath Toys. It is considered an extended version of the domino game with triangular stones.

The rules of triomino was invented by Americans Allan Cowan (* 1930 in Paris). and appeared in the 1960s.

The domino game with triangular tiles but has been patented in 1885 by Frank H. Richards of Troy in the United States.

The Instructions

The objective of the game is to obtain as many points by applying the matching stones. The achievable points during a game based on the figures of stones and played on special positions of the stones.

Equipment

In the standard game, there are 56 triangular pieces in the extended version 76 You have to understand that every stone occurs only once and occur 3 numbers from 0 to 5 on each stone. So, there are, for example, a stone with three times the number 5 ( the highest stone of the game) or a stone with twice the number 0 and once the number 3 There are still the stones in which each number only once occurs: the standard game only the stones are found, where the numbers are sorted in ascending order clockwise. In the advanced game, however, all the stones are found.

Beginning

At the beginning of the game all stones are upside down on the table and be mixed. Players move their respective stones randomly. The number of stones, each player draws depends on the number of players: 2 players constantly attracts every 9 stones, at 4, for example, only 7 One of the players listed for all the points scored.

The player with the highest Tripelstein ( a stone with 3 identical numbers) starts the game by discarding this stone. For this, he gets 10 points plus the sum of the numbers of the stone. Exception: if a Tripelstein the Nullerstein (ie the 3 zeros) is placed, so the player gets which deposits him 40 points well written. If no player can place a Tripelstein or want, so the player with the highest stone, that is, with the stone, which has the highest number total. If two or more players have the same stones have high, then the player with the next highest single stone. The player who bears him, but gets well written just the sum of the stone.

Creating and drawing

In turn, each player then places a new stone to the already stored, each stone comes to rest with an edge to at least one already -scale stone. The numbers on the contacting edges must be the same ( for examples, see pictures ).

Can or will a player discard a stone, so he must draw a new stone. Each solid stone is 5 penalty points for the player. The player must continue to attract new stones until he either can lay a stone / wants or until he has drawn three stones. If after 3 he pulled stones still can not take or want, so he collected a total of 25 penalty points. But if he can put a stone, he quoted the sum of the placed stone minus the penalty, the sum thus obtained can be both positive as well as negative.

Points

For special characters, there are additional bonus points. So there is a bridge - it touches the bare stone with an edge and a corner of other stones - 40 bonus points. When one completes a hexagon with one stone, there are 50 bonus points if the same two hexagons are completed with the stone, there are 60 points, and if there are even 3 hexagons there are 70 bonus points.

End of the game

If a player plays his last stone of the, this is the introduction to the next round. He receives a bonus of 25 points and the total number of Triominos that are still in the possession of the other players. The winner of the game is the player with the most points.

Variations of the game

• For children over 5 years: Junior Triominos
• For the road: Triominos Pocket, Triominos Compact, Triominos Voyager de Luxe ( with game board on which the stones can not slip ) and Triominos To-Go (in various sizes)

Triominoprinzip as educational games

Triominos are often used as educational games (as well as pictures Domino, etc.). Either in box with stable parts or as educational material on various topics for crafting. Often there but only one application component of the triangle will be used.

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Web Links and Reviews

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