Domino is a game in which players arrange domino pieces on the edge of a table so that when one piece is knocked over, it will cause more to topple over in a chain reaction. People also use domino to create artistic works like curved lines, grids that form pictures when they fall and 3D structures.
Dominoes are normally black or white, and they are used to play games for one or more players. Each domino has a line in the middle that divides it visually into two squares, with one side bearing an arrangement of spots or pips and the other blank or identically patterned. The number of pips on a domino determines its value, and the higher the number, the heavier the piece.
The first player to win all of the dominoes in a row is declared the winner. Most Western domino sets contain 28 pieces, and each player starts by placing a single domino, called an end piece, on the table. Each subsequent player then places a domino adjacent to the end piece so that their numbered sides are either identical (e.g., both have five pips) or form a specific total. The total value of the end and adjacent dominoes is then determined.
There are many different games that can be played with dominoes, including blocking and scoring games, positional games and even solitaire variants. Some games are adaptations of card games that were once popular in regions where religious proscriptions against playing cards made it impossible. Other games, like Concentration, are based on simple number matching.
Hevesh started creating her own domino setups when she was 10 and quickly grew to be a professional artist, working on projects for movies, TV shows and events—including the album launch of pop star Katy Perry. Some of her largest arrangements can take several nail-biting minutes to fall completely.
Often, the first domino in a chain reaction is simply tipped over with a finger or another object, but it can also be pushed or dropped so that it slides down the side of a table. This is the principle behind the idiom domino effect, which describes any situation in which one small trigger may lead to much larger–and sometimes catastrophic–consequences.
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Domino’s is known for delivering pizzas fast, but the company has also proven to be quick on its feet when it comes to expanding its business. For example, in 2015, Domino’s opened its first restaurant in Italy—which was a bit of a risk for a company that has become so renowned for its delivery service.