bid, he doesn’t get any points for his tricks, and instead gets minus his bid. The opponents receive the number of points they have made, in any case. The first team to reach 500 points wins. 3-handed 42 is played by only three players. The blank-ace is removed from the set, and each player draws 9 dominoes. Bidding is usually the same as in traditional 4-handed play (i.e. minimum bid of 30 and so forth). When scoring some Texas A&M University students make marks of "A" and "M" around a large "T" to make an A&M logo. Other variations are scoring the dominoes to 250 or spelling XXX then a slash through it to count 7. See also Glossary of domino terms Notes External links Learn to Play 42 Rules of Domino Games: Texas 42 CardsAndDominoes.com - Rules and analysis for 42 and its variations, Moon, Partnership Moon, and Domino Euchre 42-Online, an online dominoes gaming site Texas 42, a Texas 42 iPhone app 42 Now, play 42 from a browser Texas 42 Club, Rules of Texas 42, upcoming tournaments, strategies and resources. Shoot 42: play 42 with other people online in a browser, includes audio/video chat, subscription required Trick-taking domino games Texas culture