hand. If the bidder's team succeeds in taking all the tricks, the team earns two marks. 42 (One Mark) The bidder's team must win all the tricks. The hand is played as per usual. 30 The minimum bid. Successive bids must be higher than this bid, or the player must pass (make no bid). The highest bid wins the auction and that player has the right to name the trump suit and lead. Terminology There are a number of special terms in the game of 42: dominoes: rocks, bones shuffle: shake, wash, stir suit: number on one end of the domino 0s: blanks, nils, windows 1s: aces 2s: deuces (or "ducks") 3s: treys the one-blank: roach, the Diane, Little Willy the six-three: the devil the six-five: Greer County the two-one: domination domino the two-three: rabbit's foot low: nello, nil off(s): domino(es) in bidder's hand that isn't trump suit or double bad off(s): offs which if led risk the loss of "count" dominoes (e.g. the five-one) to not follow suit when appropriate: renege one who reneges: reneger play a low domino in an attempt to lose the lead: punt a bid made solely to deny an opponent the trump selection: spite bid the verb meaning to play a trump on a non-trump: trump to have three of the trump suit chosen by an opponent: have them three deep the double of any trump suit: the "bull" or "big kahuna" the trump immediately below the double: the "cow" or "moo-moo" the trump immediately below the cow: the "calf" walk: a typically low ranking domino led when all dominoes that can win it have been played a hand that cannot be beaten: a rollover hand, a lay down, or a "walker" one who pulls too many dominoes when drawing: pregnant count which adds up to 5: a nickel count which adds up to 10: a dime follow-me: a hand called to be played with no trumps shooter: bidding 42 double shooter: bidding 84 dominoes worth no points: trash dominoes worth points: count, grease, sugar, or money trumps and doubles: a situation where the person leading knows he can capture all remaining tricks because his hand consists only of doubles and a controlling set of trumps Optional Rules Nel-O Also known as nillo, nil, low, nello, or low-boy, nel-o is an optional house rule that allows players with an otherwise low-scoring hand to bid.