Bonesai

Dominoes with new rules: the depth of chess and precisely measured luck.

Bonesai is dominoes with new rules: the depth of chess and precisely measured luck.

A standard double-six set — 28 tiles — and completely different rules: tiles don't line up in a chain, they grow as a tree from the root. Branches can be extended or pruned. Hands are open like in chess: both players see each other's tiles, and the only randomness is the face-down boneyard.

Three ways to play: • two players at one screen, taking turns; • against a bot — three strength levels; • on two phones side by side — over Bluetooth, no internet needed.

The app is free and fully offline: no ads, no purchases, no accounts, no data collection. A tutoring mode explains moves right at the table, match history can be replayed move by move, and the game protocol can be saved to a file. Seven interface languages.

The full rules of the game are open and published — the link is inside the app.

The game was created by Alexey Kiselyov and Olga Popova.