Large Print Mexican Train Score Sheet: Free PDF
This free large print Mexican Train score sheet has thirteen tall rows, one for each round from double-12 down to double-0, and a wide column for each player. Choose 18, 24 or 28 point and print. Lowest total at the end wins.
| Rounds | 13, from double-12 down to double-0 |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 to 8, one column each (7 or 8 print on two pages) |
| Scoring | Total of the dots left on your dominoes; lowest wins |
| Type size | 18, 24 or 28 pt |
| Paper | US Letter, A4 or 11 x 17 in |
How is Mexican Train scored?
Mexican Train is a domino game. Players build trains of matching dominoes from a center piece, and the aim is to get rid of all your tiles. When a player plays their last domino, or no one can move, the round ends.
As mexicantrain.com puts it, each dot on a domino is worth a point, and each round is scored on its own. Players count the dots on the tiles still in their hand and write that number in the round's row. A player who went out scores zero. The player with the fewest points after all 13 rounds wins. Many rule sets count the double-blank as 50 points when it is stuck in your hand, though rules differ, so agree your table's value before you start and write it at the top.
What is the order of the 13 rounds?
A full game uses a double-12 set and runs 13 rounds. The center piece, the engine, changes each round. It is the double-12 in the first, the double-11 in the second, and so on down to the double-0 in the last. The player holding the engine domino for the round starts, per mexicantrain.com.
| Round | Engine |
|---|---|
| 1 | Double-12 |
| 2 | Double-11 |
| 3 to 12 | Double-10 down to double-1 |
| 13 | Double-0 (double-blank) |
The sheet prints the round number and its engine double at the start of each row, as "1: 12-12" down to "13: 0-0", so the table always knows which double to look for.
How do you use the large print Mexican Train score sheet?
One person acts as scorer, or everyone writes their own column. At the end of each round, players call out their dot totals and the scorer writes them down. Read each total aloud so players with low vision can follow. Add up each column in the Total row at the bottom, and cross off the round when it is done. Up to six players fit on one page. With seven or eight players the sheet prints on two pages, players 1 to 4 and players 5 to 8, so the columns stay wide.
Dominoes with big dots help too. Choose a set with high-contrast tiles if your group has low vision. On 11 x 17 inch paper at 28 point, the sheet can be read across a games table. It follows APH type guidance, explained in what is large print. Other sheets suit other game nights: the large print rummy score sheet, the large print Yahtzee score sheet and large print bingo cards. They are all listed under large print games.
Can I copy this score sheet?
Yes. Every page you download says it may be copied freely for personal, family, church, library and activity-room use. Mexican Train is the name of a domino game that also appears on commercial sets. We use it descriptively, this site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any maker of Mexican Train sets, and the sheet is our own layout.