It is played with a set of 32 dominos, and 3 dice. Not quite like a normal set of dominos, they're a bit different. Some have red dots and there are some duplicates. The red dots dont actually make any difference, it is all about the number and pattern of dots.

There are 2x12s, 2x11s, 4x10s, 2x9s, 4x8s, 4x7s, 5x6s, 2x5s, 4x4s, 1x3s, 2x2s

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The game starts with the 32 dominoes getting mixed up and arranged face down in 8 sets of 4. The dice are then rolled basically to determine which player goes first.

On a player's turn they pick one of the remaining sets of 4. Once all players (up to max of 7) have a set of 4 dominoes the banker also picks one.

All players then arrange their 4 dominoes into 2 sets of 2. The ranking is a little tricky to get the hang of at first, but basically you are looking for pairs ideally.

The top rank isnt actually a pair it is the 1-2 domino with the 2-4 domino. The so called Supreme, or Gee joon. This is followed by all the pairs. 2nd in rank behind a Supreme is a pair of 12s (6-6 dominoes), followed by a pair of 2s (1-1 dominoes), followed by a pair of 8s (4-4 dominoes). There are quite a few other pairs, and to start off if you can't make a Supreme, look to make any pair (in number of dots), until you get more comfortable with the seemingly random ranking orders.

The general priniciple of the game is to beat the banker. So once the hands are revealed you compare your 2 sets of 2, to the bankers 2 sets of 2. If you win one each, you get your money back. If you win both you double your money less 5% commission, and if you lose both then you lose your wager.

Normally each player gets a chance to act as banker in turn. If that happens then obviously you want the bankers hand (your hand) to win in that case. If you get a good set of 4, and make 2 strong pairs then you have a good chance of cleaning up (winning alot).

Most online casino sites will have a readily available ranking chart of the hands, so give Pai Gow a go, and dont be too put off about getting to know the rankings. There's always some great pleasure to mastering and understanding some of these more classic games.