The goal of Mexican Train is to be the first to play all of your tiles, or to have the fewest points left at the end of the rounds. Everyone starts by building their own personal train.

If you place a double domino on your personal train, you must immediately play another tile afterwards. Can’t do this? Then you draw a tile. If you can play it, you may do so. If not, you must place your marker on your personal train. From that moment, your opponents are also allowed to play on your line until you are able to play again.

In addition to personal trains, a player may also start the Mexican Train once they have begun their personal train. A player does this by placing a tile that matches one side of the station tile. Everyone is allowed to add to this line, but it may not connect to any personal trains.

A round ends when a player has no tiles left, or when no more moves can be made. Then everyone adds up the pips on their remaining tiles. These are their points. The player with the fewest points at the end of the game wins.