🁫 Domino Pip Counter
In many domino games, remaining tiles in your hand count against you. Add each domino's two values below to total the pips, with an option to round to the nearest 5 (a common Mexican Train house rule).
What the counter adds up
Each tile contributes both of its halves, and the rounding option is applied to the finished total rather than tile by tile:
total = ∑ (side A + side B) for every tile left in the hand
rounded = round(total ÷ 5) × 5Hold 6-6, 5-3 and 2-blank and you have 12 + 8 + 2 = 22 pips, which the rounding option turns into 20. A total of 23 would go the other way, to 25: anything ending in 1 or 2 rounds down, 3 or 4 rounds up. Blanks are worth zero and are entered as 0, the sides accept 0 to 12 so double-twelve sets are covered, and both the raw and the rounded figure are always shown so you can see what the house rule cost you.
Counting at the end of a round
The usual sequence is that whoever goes out scores nothing, and every other player adds the pips still in their hand as a penalty. Total pips in a full set:
| Set | Tiles | Pips |
|---|---|---|
| Double-six | 28 | 168 |
| Double-nine | 55 | 495 |
| Double-twelve | 91 | 1,092 |
- Count one player at a time and write the figure down before you clear the rows; nothing here separates hands.
- Add a domino for every tile, not every pair — a hand of nine tiles needs nine rows.
Frequently asked questions
How many pips are in a set of dominoes?
168 in a double-six set of 28 tiles, 495 in a double-nine set of 55, and 1,092 in a double-twelve set of 91.
Do doubles count double?
No. A 6-6 is worth 12 because it carries twelve pips, not because doubling applies. Only its face value counts.
Should I round to the nearest five?
Only if your table already does. It is a Mexican Train convention that keeps running scores tidy, and over a long game it is close to neutral, since totals round down as often as up.