The Domino Effect
Dominos have long been a beloved toy and game. Reminiscent of dice, these small rectangular wood or plastic blocks with dots resembling dice have long been played as an entertaining board game or toy, yet are also an allegory for how an event can have a domino effect that reverberates throughout our lives – for instance a credit union employee stealing could lead to legal and social implications that ultimately force its closure or acquisition; or an artist experiencing setback can cause ripple effects throughout their art community.
Lily Hevesh first encountered her grandparents’ 28-piece dominoes at 9 years old and quickly fell in love. Arranging them in straight or curved lines before flicking them over was one of her favorite pastimes; watching each tile fall after another became even more enjoyable! Over time, this passion for dominoes has evolved into an interest for creating breathtaking domino setups she now shares via her YouTube channel, Hevesh5.
From their debut in the 1300s, dominoes have been used in an ever-expanding variety of games and challenges since their creation. Their markings–known as pips–originally represented the results of throwing two dice. Europeans later modified these tiles for use in positional games by adding seven additional dominoes: six representing spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs and one representing blank or zero suit dominoes.
The standard domino set contains 28 tiles, while larger sets also exist. There are two main categories of domino games: blocking and scoring. Blocking requires players to empty their hands of dominoes before an opponent can place new tiles; scoring games involve counting the number of pip accumulations from losing hands.
Dominoes can also be used to teach math skills and history. One method of doing so involves using an “extra tile boneyard”, with each player selecting and placing one domino perpendicularly to an existing double so its edges align (e.g. a 5 to a 5) so the chain forms numbers.
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