Tile games

Games8
Players1–8
House rules62

Dominoes, mahjong sets and letter tiles. Heavy in the hand, satisfying on the table, and genuinely awkward to score on paper.

Where to start

Learn one of these first. Everything else on the page needs the same kit, so nothing new has to come out of a cupboard.

Carcassonne2–5 playersTilesBest with 3 players; 9 house rules to pick from.Mahjong (Hong Kong scoring)3–4 playersTilesBest with 4 players; 8 house rules to pick from.Scrabble2–4 playersTilesBest with 2 players; 7 house rules to pick from.

All 8 tile games

Carcassonne2–5 playersTiles Mahjong (Hong Kong scoring)3–4 playersTiles Scrabble2–4 playersTiles Block Dominoes2–4 playersTiles Mahjong3–4 playersTiles Mexican Train2–8 playersTiles Rummikub2–6 playersTiles Shut the Box1–6 playersTiles

By player count

Of these 8, 6 work with two players and 8 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

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