5) Dominos At the mention of the term ‘Dominos” one normally thinks of falling tiles in a line or spiral chain, culminating in a massive and beautiful work of art. Such an image cannot be said to be false, only slightly warped. After all, the tiles that are used are doubtlessly called dominos – but the game itself isn’t. The actual game of Dominos, just like the above-mentioned sport, involves precise calculations, but, unlike it, doesn’t involve toppling, but instead is more of a game of blocking. The objectives of this game are simple; the aim is to block your opponent’s move with strategic moves, whilst simultaneously emptying your own hand. The player who ends up with the most number of pips on the dominos in his hand loses. Often, the number of pips left in a player’s hand indicates the number of points by which he loses. A question can then be asked: How then does one play the game? The concept of the game is rather simple to grasp, with players drawing 7 domino tiles from a stock (a pool of face-down dominos, almost as in the case of a face-down deck of cards), wherein a player then starts by placing the first of one of his tiles. Hence, a line of play starts, where tiles are placed such that adjacent tiles that touch must have matching values. Players who run out of moves to play during their turn draw tiles from the stock, as many as necessary to play during their move, the choice of passing being non-existent until the number of dominos in the stock falls to a pre-determined number. |
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