Blocking Strategy
📋 What it is
You can win by steering the open ends toward numbers your opponents cannot play — forcing them to draw or pass.
🗣️ Coach says
Strategy is number control. If you notice a rival keeps passing on "2", try to keep a 2 showing at an open end — they stay stuck while you play on. This means tracking which numbers have gone and guessing what others hold. It is deduction plus counting, exactly like a logic puzzle.
🧠 Memory hook
Watch what rivals PASS on, then keep that number open. Control the ends, control the game.
😂 Giggle
Why did the domino player squint at the tiles?
To read the pips at a glance!
😲 Whoa!
Because there are only seven of each number in the set, once you have seen most of them you can almost prove what an opponent is missing.
✅ Quick check: Your rival passed when a 4 was open. What is a smart plan?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Try to keep a 4 at an open end so they stay stuck while you keep playing.
A number they cannot match is a number that blocks them, not you.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
In your next game, note ONE number a player passes on and try to keep it open for a turn.