If you have too many tiles and a competitor seems to have a clear path to victory, you should reduce your score. While the winning player will get a "0", which is the best you can hope for, identify your tiles with the highest pip (dots) count and play those first. If you have a tile that adds up to 4 and another adds up to 10 or 12, unload the 10s and 12s first. String together doubles if you have them to unload more tiles faster by chaining moves. This way if another player is out of tiles first, your score can be 4 and not 12, reducing your overall score. Mexican Train Dominoes is like golf: the lower your score, the better. The lowest number of pips after three rounds wins.