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