Want to play Mexican Train Dominoes without hunting down a physical double-12 set and three willing opponents? You have two good options, and both are ours: play Mexican Train Dominoes free in your browser with nothing to install, or take Mexican Train Dominoes Journey with you on iPhone or Android. This post covers what’s in each, and how to get better once you’re playing.
Play Free in Your Browser
The browser version runs on any device with a modern browser — desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone — with no download and no account. It’s the full game, not a demo:
- Standard double-12 play. A 91-tile double-12 set with 15-tile hands, the setup most Mexican Train groups use.
- 2 to 4 seats. Play solo against one, two, or three computer opponents, or hand the device around for pass-and-play with family.
- Bots with real range. Easy, Medium, and Hard opponents — Easy is friendly for learning the flow; Hard will punish a carelessly opened train.
- Game lengths that fit your day. Quick (1 round), Blitz (3), Short (7, the default), or the Full 13-round classic.
- A Daily Challenge. One seeded deal per day, identical for every player in the world — the fairest possible way to settle who’s actually better at this game.
House-rule arguments are half the fun of Mexican Train, but if you want to know how our game plays it: the Mexican Train is open from the first turn, doubles must be covered (with the usual dead-double exception), you can go out on a double, and the double-blank scores 0 — not the 50-point house rule some families swear by. The full rulebook is on our rules page.
The Mobile App: Mexican Train Dominoes Journey
If you’d rather play on the couch, in a waiting room, or on a plane, Mexican Train Dominoes Journey is the standalone app version for iPhone and Android. It’s the same double-12 game rebuilt for mobile — solo against bots or pass-and-play, playable offline, free to download on both stores. The download page has the store links and screenshots.
New to the Game? Start Here
Mexican Train has a reputation for complicated table talk — pending doubles, marked trains, when you can play on someone else’s line — but the core is learnable in one round. We keep a full reference library alongside the game:
- How to play Mexican Train — the beginner walkthrough
- Complete rules — setup, turns, doubles, and going out
- Scoring guide — with a calculator for tallying round scores
- Strategy guide — train planning, when to open your train, and endgame counting
- Player-count specifics for 2 players, 3 players, and 4 players
- Variations and how the game compares vs. Chicken Foot
No Tiles? Print Some
One more option that surprises people: you can play Mexican Train at a real table without owning dominoes. Our printables collection includes a complete printable double-12 domino set (91 tiles across four pages), plus score sheets, blank dominoes for replacing lost tiles, and large-print rules for the table.
However you play it — browser, app, or paper — the train is open. Play Mexican Train Dominoes free →