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Texas 42
Also known as Dominoes: Texas 42 · Forty-Two · 42

Partnership trick-taking game played with dominoes instead of cards; invented 1887 in Texas.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of United States.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: North America.
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