About IQ Dominoes

Our story

IQ Dominoes started where most things in a Cuban-American household start: at the kitchen table, on dominoes night. The founder is Cuban-American, second-generation diaspora. His primary tester is his 60-year-old Dad — a native Spanish speaker, a large-text iOS user, and someone who has been playing dominó cubano his entire life.

The motivation came from frustration. The existing dominoes apps on the App Store either don't get Cuban rules right — capicúa scoring feels off, pollona (shutout) bonuses are missing, partner play has the wrong table position logic — or they shove ads and gambling-style chip packs in your face the moment you open them.

We wanted a clean version of the game we already play at home: respectful of how it's played in Havana, Miami, and Union City, and built for families.

What we built

Authentic double-nine Cuban dominoes. All 55 tiles. Real capicúa and pollona scoring. 1v1, 2v2 partner play, 4-player free-for-all, and solo vs CPU opponents at three difficulty levels. Live emoji reactions instead of an open chat. Post-match recap images you can share to WhatsApp or Messages. Daily Challenge with streaks.

The whole catalog of features is on the features page. The rules and scoring breakdown live on how to play.

What we won't do

A short list of things you will not find in IQ Dominoes, and that we are committing publicly to never adding:

• No real-money wagering. Real-money play on skill games is illegal or restricted in most US states, and the founder is a Muslim convert — gambling (maysir) is forbidden in Islam. Between the legal reality and the founder's values, this line will not move.
• No ads during play. The board is a board, not a billboard.
• No pay-to-win. No tile hints, no look-ahead, no opponent hand reveals, no purchasable advantages of any kind.
• No energy or lives mechanics. Play as many matches as you want. Free.
• No casino-style chip packs. These drift toward gambling and we won't go there, even cosmetically.

What's next

Over time we plan to add:

• Optional cosmetic upgrades — tile skins, table felts, sound packs, avatars. Purely visual. They will never affect gameplay.
• Tournament modes — bracket play with cosmetic prizes, never real money.
• Spanish-first marketing and seasonal content — Navidad, Reyes Magos, and Día de las Madres themes for the families who already play around those tables.

Anything we add will pass the same family-friendly bar the rest of the app holds to.

The publisher

IQ Dominoes is published by Global Data and Consulting Solutions, LLC (GDACS) — a Florida-registered limited liability company since 2021 (EIN 87-3596913). Sole member: Alberto Hernandez. GDACS builds software products and does consulting work; IQ Dominoes is its first published mobile game.

The game is built with Expo / React Native on the client and Node.js with Socket.io on the multiplayer server. We open-source pieces of the stack where it makes sense. If you want to contribute, email below.

Contact & press

General questions: admin@iqdominoes.com

Technical, press, partnerships: albero@gdacs.net

Player support: see the support page.