Sebastopol

Sebastopol is a member of the Cyprus family played with a double six set.

Equipment
The game uses a double six domino set and four players. There is also a three handed version of the game discussed in the Comments & Strategy section.

The Deal
Each player gets seven tiles for his hand.

The Play
The player holding the [6-6] begins the hand by setting it in the center of the table. After he has played, the next player going clockwise around the table must place another tile in the sixes suit on the [6-6]. Each of the following players is so obligated until there are four tiles around the [6-6], making it a spinner from which the spinner grows.

A player not able to play a tile in the sixes suit must pass his turn and play goes to the next player.

Once all four arms of the spinner are started, each player can add a tile to the end of any of the arms in the usual manner. Other doubles are played in line.

Scoring
When one player dominoes, he receives the total of the pips on the tile in the other player's hands as his score.

If the games blocks, then the player with the lowest total is the winner. He scores the totals from the other players and then subtracts his own score from that total.

The game is played for 60 points, or more points by agreement.

This rule was written by Joe Celko.
© Joe Celko, John McLeod 2001, 2004