Special finishes
What Is Capicua?
Capicúa is going out on a tile that fits both open ends. In FichaFlow it must be a non-double with both distinct end numbers. FichaFlow starts it at 25; tables pay 25 or 30, depending on the table.
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Published September 5, 2025
Updated October 15, 2026
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What Is Capicúa in Domino? The Non-Double Finish
Capicúa is going out on a tile that fits both open ends. In FichaFlow it must be a non-double that contains both distinct end numbers. FichaFlow starts it at 25; tables pay 25 or 30, depending on the table. Agree on the amount before play.
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The board is open on 3 and 5. Your last tile is 3-5, so it can win on either end. That is capicúa. FichaFlow starts the bonus at 25; tables pay 25 or 30, depending on the table.
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A correct example
The open ends are 3 and 5. Your last tile is 3-5, so it can connect to either end: that is capicúa. With 18 pips to count, 18 + 25 = 43. A table using 30 would score 48.
Which tiles you count depends on the table. In everyday play only the losers' tiles count, not the partner's, as the linguist Roberto Guzmán writes in Acento. FichaFlow counts every tile left in all four hands by default, the partner's included; a table can switch to the losers' tiles only in its rules.
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Why doubles do not qualify
Many tables do not count a double as capicúa, according to Wikipedia en español and a Dominican rules site. In FichaFlow's rules, ends 5 and 5 with a last tile of 5-5 are not capicúa. Neither is 5-6 on those same ends: it fits either side but does not bridge two distinct end values. Some tables differ, so check before you play.
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Published rules and table agreements
The Bronx Journal reports +25 at Washington Heights tables; Wikipedia en español says 25 or 30; a Dominican rules site says normally 25. Two published Dominican tournaments used both values: Santiago in 2019 paid 25 and La Guáyiga in 2025 paid 30.
Diario Libre columnist Aníbal de Castro writes that 'en algunos corros vale doble'. In Puerto Rico, where it is called capicú, it pays 100 in games to 500.
Bring this to the table
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Capicúa is going out on a tile that fits both open ends. FichaFlow starts it at 25; tables pay 25 or 30, depending on the table.
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Many tables do not count a double as capicúa. In FichaFlow's rules, 5-5 or 5-6 on ends 5 and 5 is not capicúa: the winning tile must bridge two distinct end values.
Questions from the table
Does a double count as capicúa?
No in FichaFlow's rules: the winning tile must be a non-double containing both distinct previous ends. Many tables agree, but check yours.
Why does FichaFlow use 25 instead of 30?
25 is our default; tables pay 25 or 30, depending on the table. You can change it.
Where this comes from
Want to check the details? These are the references we used.
- Dominó (De palabra en palabra, Roberto Guzmán)
Acento · Accessed October 15, 2026
Defines capicúa, and says that in everyday play only the losers' tiles are counted.
- capicúa
ASALE · Accessed October 15, 2026
Diccionario de americanismos entry for capicúa in domino, used in the Dominican Republic.
- La república de las fichas
Diario Libre · Accessed October 15, 2026
Column by Aníbal de Castro: in some circles a capicúa counts double.
- A Return to the Domino Table
The Bronx Journal · Accessed October 15, 2026
Washington Heights tables give a capicúa 25 extra points.
- Dominó (Dominó de República Dominicana)
Wikipedia en español · Accessed October 15, 2026
Capicúa worth 25 or 30, and a double does not count as capicúa.
- Cómo jugar al Dominó - Reglas del Dominó
Dominó: arte o ciencia · Accessed October 15, 2026
Rules site: capicúa normally pays 25, and a double is not a capicúa.
- Alcaldía de Santiago anuncia torneo de Dominó
Momento Deportivo RD · Accessed October 15, 2026
Rules of the 2019 Santiago tournament: 'la capicua son 25 tantos'.
- ¡Gran Torneo de Dominó Regular 3/2!
Junta del Distrito Municipal La Guáyiga · Accessed October 15, 2026
Rules of a 2025 community tournament: 'Capicúa: +30 pts.'
- ¿De dónde sale capicú?
Metro Puerto Rico · Accessed October 15, 2026
Puerto Rican column on the word capicú and its 100-point value.
- Reglas del dominó boricua
mesa28 · Accessed October 15, 2026
Puerto Rican rules guide: capicú pays 100 in games to 500.
