Before the meeting: 

1. Become familiar with the rules of dominos by watching this YouTube video, “How to Play Dominoes.” 
2. Set up the room so 2 to 8 players can play a game of dominos together. 

During the meeting: 

1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that math is an important part of many games.  You may count the spaces you need to go, and the points you earn, or it may even be used to solve a problem to win the game. 
2. Inform the Cub Scouts and adult partners that this activity will be playing a game of dominos.  Explain the rules of dominos. 
   • The dominos are placed face down on the table.
   • Each player takes one domino to see who will go first. The person who has the most dots on the domino they pick goes first. If someone picks a double, they automatically go first.  The players return the dominos to the pile and mix the pile.
   • Each player takes seven dominos to form their hand. 
   • Players should not show their dominos to the other players. 
   • The person that goes first lays down a domino from their hand. 
   • The person on their left goes next.  They must match the number of dots on the end of their domino with one end of the domino that was placed by the first player.  If they do not have a domino that matches, they must draw one domino from the pile of excess dominos.  If the domino they picked can be played they can play it, it is then the next player’s turn.  If the domino they picked cannot be played it is then the next player’s turn.  
   • Play continues until one person has played all the dominos in their hand. 
   • If someone cannot play a domino from their hand and there are no more excess dominos to pick, they pass their turn to the next player. 
   • When a player has played all the dominos in their hand the dots are counted on the dominos that are in the other player’s hands and those points are awarded to the player who played all their dominos. 
   • You can continue to play rounds until someone reaches 100 points or an established time. 
3. Have Cub Scouts and adult partners split into teams to play. 
4. Have everyone play dominos keeping in mind the points of the Scout Law and good sportsmanship.