Domino Score Keeper for Mexican Train and Classic Dominoes

Yes. Tally Bones has a dedicated Mexican Train mode with the full 13-round structure, from the double-12 round down to the double-0. It tracks per-player totals and round leaders, advances rounds automatically, and names the winner at the end. You enter each player's points and the app handles the structure.

In Mexican Train, players count the pips left in their hand at the end of each round, and the lowest total after all rounds wins. A standard game runs 13 rounds, starting each round from a different double — double-12 down to double-0. Tally Bones follows this structure for you, so you only enter each player's leftover pips.

A standard game with a double-12 set runs 13 rounds, one for each double from 12 down to 0. Shorter variants exist, but the 13-round format is the most common. Tally Bones is built around this structure and shows which double starts the current round.

Yes. Classic mode is a free-form point pad that works for block, draw, partners, and most house variants. You set an optional target score, enter points as hands finish, and the app detects the winner when someone reaches the target.

Nothing is lost. Tally Bones saves the game after every single entry, so locking the screen, switching apps, or even a crash brings you back to the exact same scoreboard. This is the core reason the app exists — a domino night score should never vanish mid-game.

Yes. A one-tap undo removes the last entry so a fat-fingered number never corrupts the totals. You can also review the full round history to verify every entry that was made during the game.

Tally Bones supports multi-player games with a score cell for each player. Mexican Train is commonly played with four to eight players, and the scoreboard keeps every total large and readable even with a full table.

Yes, completely. Tally Bones needs no internet connection, no account, and no sign-in. Everything is stored on your iPhone, so it works at the kitchen table, at a cabin, or anywhere else domino night happens.

Yes, the running totals stay on screen the whole game. Tally Bones has no ads and no interstitials, so nothing interrupts the scoreboard between rounds — you tap next round and keep playing.

Open the round history. Tally Bones keeps a per-round record of every entry and every round leader, so you can scroll back to round 7 and show exactly what was entered. The receipts end the argument.

The lowest score wins. Points in Mexican Train are penalty points — the pips left in your hand each round — so the goal is to finish with the smallest total. Tally Bones tracks the leader with this low-wins rule during the game.

It is designed for exactly that. Tap targets are large, the number pad is quick, and totals are oversized so the phone can be passed around a noisy table without anyone getting lost. A subtle highlight shows whose patch is active.