&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Number of Players:&lt;/strong&gt; 2 - 4&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Type of Dominoes Used:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.customdominoes.com/dominoes/double6&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Double 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Type of Game:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/scoring-games&quot;&gt;Scoring Game&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A.K.A. Double-Header&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Bergen is German for mountains.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Because the game is sometimes referred to as &amp;ldquo;the Bergen game,&amp;rdquo; there is reason to believe it did not originate in Germany, but might have come instead from Bergen op Zoom, a coastal town in the Netherlands, or from Bergen, Norway.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What&amp;#39;s unique:&lt;/strong&gt; Both ends of the layout must be made alike&lt;br /&gt;
The rules are the same as for the Block game or Muggins with the following exceptions:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Number of dominoes drawn:&lt;/strong&gt; Each player draws 6 tiles.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;You must make both open ends of the layout alike.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reprinted with permission of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., NY, NY from GREAT BOOK OF DOMINO GAMES by Jennifer Kelley, &amp;copy;1999 by Jennifer Kelley. (The Sterling book is available as PUREMCO&amp;#39;S GREAT BOOK OF DOMINO GAMES)&lt;/p&gt;
