How to Play Domino
Domino is a game that many children enjoy. It’s a set of small, rectangular-shaped game pieces that can be stacked on end in long lines. When one domino falls, it causes the rest to fall over, creating intricate patterns that can take several nail-biting minutes to unfold. Dominoes can be played alone or with others, and are a popular way to pass time. Some people even create domino art, designing and building massive chains of the little pieces. The individual domino pieces are called tiles or bones and they come in a variety of colors. The number of spots or pips on each tile indicates its value. A domino with a single white and black pips is known as a double, while a single domino with different pips on each half is called a combination.
The pieces are made of a variety of materials including plastic, wood, bone and ivory, but they’re all generally the same size. They’re twice as long as they are wide, and they’re usually molded or drilled to be uniform in shape and thickness. Dominoes can be found in any color, although sets of the classic white and black are the most common. In the 1700’s, the game spread to Italy and was adopted by families and pubs. In 2009, a woman in France set a Guinness record for the most dominoes toppled in a circular arrangement.
When you’re playing domino, each player takes turns placing a domino on the table. Each domino must match its adjacent piece, and must have all of its ends touching. If a double is placed, it must be crossed over another domino, and the pips on the two ends are counted for scoring purposes. Players can play against each other in a variety of ways, from blocking their opponent to scoring points with a chain of dominoes.
If you don’t have a domino to place, you must draw from the boneyard, which is a pile of unused dominoes. If you draw a domino that can’t be placed, it becomes part of the block that prevents other players from playing a domino on its end. The last player to lay a domino wins the hand.
You can also use the domino to teach children about leadership and management. The idea behind this is that leadership has more to do with standing out and being noticed than demonstrating a certain set of skills. In contrast, management is a more bureaucratic approach to decision making. To demonstrate this, you can use a domino to build a pyramid that represents these two approaches. You can then use the pyramid to discuss how they differ and how you might apply the different leadership principles in your own life. You can read about leadership and management theory in more depth, but this article is a great starting point for exploring the subject.