A domino is a small rectangular block adorned with either one or two sets of dots or pips that is used in various games to form chains of adjacent tiles, typically aligned along their matching ends. Dominoes come in all different sizes and colors ranging from wood (especially maple and oak), bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl or MOP), ivory, ceramic clay as well as polymer resins used nowadays – traditionally though dominoes were typically constructed using metal or other natural materials.
Lily Hevesh grew up playing dominoes with her grandparents’ classic 28-piece set and delighted in setting them up in straight or curved lines and flicking one piece ever so slightly to start the chain reaction that causes each domino to fall one after the other. Now at age 20, Hevesh has transformed herself into a professional domino artist, producing impressive installations for movie sets, television shows and even events like pop music album launches using her version of engineering design process: first considering its purpose before brainstorming images and words related to it before beginning actual installation creation.
Hevesh created a model of her intended design and tested it to ensure everything functions as planned. She also created slow-motion videos of each section in order to identify any problems before beginning construction of the final installation.
Hevesh starts assembling her dominoes after testing each segment individually and writing detailed descriptions for every piece. She typically works in stages, first assembling 3-D sections then flat arrangements before finally connecting all segments. Before beginning construction she writes out an extensive report for every segment before beginning assembly.
Western domino games require players to line up dominoes edge-to-edge against other dominoes to form an adjacent chain of tiles, each domino touching its matching end while all others must touch either their identical pips or blank sides in the same direction. A standard set of dominoes contains 28 tiles; larger sets may also exist for longer games.
Dominoes can be divided into four suits, each containing different arrangements of numbers: one suit contains zero while the other three include two to six numbers. These suits are distinguished by color; certain sets employ additional hues to mark tiles that suit specific games.
A domino game involves emptying one’s hand while blocking opponents’ play or scoring points by counting pips on winning tiles to gain points. Many domino variants resemble card games and help children build number recognition and math skills, with certain variations more suitable to group play than others; others allow multiple players to participate simultaneously. A variety of different domino sets exist today and more games continue to emerge every year!
