Chicken Foot Dominoes
American domino variant — every hub double sprouts a three-tile 'chicken foot' that must be filled before other plays.
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What is Chicken Foot Dominoes?
Chicken Foot is an American double-9 or double-12 domino game closely related to Mexican Train. When a double is played, three tiles must be added to it to form a 'chicken foot' before any other tile can be played anywhere on the board. Players race to shed their hand. Each round's leftover pips add to the loser's cumulative score; lowest total after the final round wins.
Quick facts
Category
Tile Games
Type
Individual
Players
2–8
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
20th-century United States — variant of Mexican Train
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified