42 isn't really considered an old game---just might be a memory for so many of us. It flourishes today. 42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game> played with a standard set of double six dominoes. It was created in 1887 in Trappe Springs (now Garner <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garner%2C_Texas> ), Texas <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas> , by 12-year-old William Thomas and 14-year-old Walter Earl, members of a strict conservative Southern Baptist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention> sect who were forbidden to play cards. 42 is often referred to as the "national game of Texas," and continues to be very popular in much of the state - in and around College Station and Austin, in particular, as well as in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. Tournaments are held in many towns, and the State Championship tournament is held in Hallettsville the first Saturday of March each year. More rules and info---see. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(dominoes)

42 may have been played in the civil war and before. I have seen dominos in museums. I watched people play in the 1930s in Oklahoma.. If you know of Thomas C. Green and wife Katherine Griffin Green (They had a son Michael T. Green Born in 1947) in the Dallas area..I would love to hear from you. In 1930 Thomas C. Green and his wife Katherine Griffin Green worked for an insurance Co.in the Dallas area. amslagle@att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia Kraemer" <cfk@airmail.net> To: <txcoll-n@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: [TXCOLL-N] 42 > 42 isn't really considered an old game---just might be a memory for so > many > of us. > > It flourishes today. > > 42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game> played with a standard > set > of double six dominoes. It was created in 1887 in Trappe Springs (now > Garner > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garner%2C_Texas> ), Texas > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas> , by 12-year-old William Thomas and > 14-year-old Walter Earl, members of a strict conservative Southern Baptist > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention> sect who were > forbidden to play cards. 42 is often referred to as the "national game of > Texas," and continues to be very popular in much of the state - in and > around College Station and Austin, in particular, as well as in the Fort > Worth-Dallas area. Tournaments are held in many towns, and the State > Championship tournament is held in Hallettsville the first Saturday of > March > each year. > > More rules and info---see. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(dominoes) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXCOLL-N-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message