Domino records
Dominican Domino Records
A Guinness record for the most people playing dominoes at once, a world championship won in San José and medals at the Bolivarian Games. Here is what the press recorded.
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Published October 15, 2026
Quick answer
What domino records does the Dominican Republic hold?
In 2012, 3,344 people played dominoes at the same time in Santo Domingo, a Guinness World Record (we could not confirm whether it still stands). In 2011 the Dominican Republic won the IX world championship of the Federación Internacional de Dominó in San José, Costa Rica.
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This page is about organized Dominican domino: the crowd records, titles and medals the country has put in the books. It collects the ones we could check, and says who reported each one.
01.
3,344 people at the same time
Guinness World Records has a category for the largest number of people playing dominoes at once. A 2016 Guinness news story about another Dominican record names Santo Domingo as the place of that domino record.
El Nuevo Diario gives the size and the year: 3,344 people in 2012, citing federation president Luis Alberto Ramírez. The paper's list of Dominican Guinness records was last updated in January 2021.
One caution. Records get broken, and we could not confirm whether this one still stands. When you share it, say that the Dominican Republic set it in 2012, not that it holds it today.
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World champions in San José, 2011
The Federación Internacional de Dominó (FID) runs a world championship for national teams. Its ninth edition was played in San José, Costa Rica, from 6 to 11 June 2011, with 19 countries taking part.
El Día reported that the Dominican Republic won it. The winning pair was Claudio Uribe and Joaquín Martínez. Venezuela finished second and Curaçao third.
That was tournament play. Under the FID rulebook, players keep silent during a hand and make no gestures, which is not how the corner game sounds.
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Three silvers at the 2024 Bolivarian Games
Domino is also on the program of the Bolivarian Games. According to El Nuevo Diario, the Dominican team took three silver medals at the Ayacucho 2024 Games, with the domino events played in Lima.
One of those silvers went to Joaquín Martínez Herrera, whom the paper calls "el 11 veces Campeón Mundial" (the 11-time world champion). That count of titles is the paper's; we have not found a second source for it.
04.
The federation behind the numbers
Organized Dominican domino has a national body: the Federación Dominicana de Dominó, called Fedodo or Fededodo. A 2018 El Nuevo Diario report says it was set up on 17 December 1972 and incorporated in 1974.
The same 2018 report counts about 4,000 registered players in 25 associations. In 2022 Diario Libre reported the third Mundial Dominó Santo Domingo, with US$30,000 in prizes.
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Records and the everyday table
The records above come from organized events with published rules. The everyday game has its own rules, and they change from table to table.
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Guinness lists Santo Domingo for the largest number of people playing dominoes; El Nuevo Diario puts it at 3,344 people in 2012. We could not confirm the record still stands.
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The Dominican Republic won the IX FID world championship in San José, Costa Rica, on 6-11 June 2011, against teams from 19 countries.
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The winning pair was Claudio Uribe and Joaquín Martínez; Venezuela came second and Curaçao third.
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At the 2024 Bolivarian Games the Dominican domino team took three silver medals, according to El Nuevo Diario.
Questions from the table
Does the Dominican Republic still hold the Guinness domino record?
We could not confirm it. The record of 3,344 people playing at once was set in Santo Domingo in 2012. Records can be broken, so say it was set in 2012.
When did the Dominican Republic win the domino world championship?
In June 2011, at the IX FID world championship in San José, Costa Rica. Claudio Uribe and Joaquín Martínez were the winning pair, ahead of Venezuela and Curaçao.
How many countries played in the 2011 world championship?
Nineteen countries, according to El Día's report of 13 June 2011.
Is there a Dominican domino federation?
Yes. The Federación Dominicana de Dominó (Fedodo or Fededodo) dates its founding to 1972, according to a 2018 El Nuevo Diario report, which counted about 4,000 players in 25 associations.
Where this comes from
Want to check the details? These are the references we used.
- Dominican Republic bar makes largest glass of mojito ever
Guinness World Records · Accessed October 15, 2026
Guinness news story (April 2016) that names Santo Domingo for the largest number of people playing dominoes.
- Estos son los récords Guinness que han alcanzado los dominicanos
El Nuevo Diario · Accessed October 15, 2026
Gives the domino record as 3,344 people in 2012, citing federation president Luis Alberto Ramírez.
- República Dominicana gana IX Campeonato de Dominó
El Día · Accessed October 15, 2026
Reports the 2011 world title in San José: dates, 19 countries, the winning pair, Venezuela second and Curaçao third.
- Reglamento
Federación Internacional de Dominó · Accessed October 15, 2026
The FID tournament rulebook: silence and no gestures during a hand (Articles 70-73), used here only as tournament contrast.
- Tres medallas para el dominó de RD en Juegos Bolivarianos
El Nuevo Diario · Accessed October 15, 2026
Reports three silver medals at the 2024 Bolivarian Games and calls Joaquín Martínez Herrera an 11-time world champion.
- El Dominó, como deporte, se sigue masificando en el país (William Aish)
El Nuevo Diario · Accessed October 15, 2026
Federation founding in 1972, incorporation in 1974, and about 4,000 players in 25 associations in 2018.
- El tercer Mundial Dominó Santo Domingo 2022 repartirá 30 mil dólares en premios
Diario Libre · Accessed October 15, 2026
Reports the third Mundial Dominó Santo Domingo in 2022 and its US$30,000 in prizes.
