Dominoes are small, colorful blocks that can be arranged to create straight or curved lines. Their small size and intricate detail make them popular with crafters and designers. They are also useful in teaching physics and engineering students about gravity and the laws of motion.
Lily Hevesh started playing with dominoes when she was 9 years old. Her grandparents had the classic 28-piece set, and she loved setting them up in a row, flicking the first one, and watching them all fall in succession. Today, Hevesh is a professional domino artist, creating spectacular sets for movies, TV shows, and even music videos. Her YouTube channel, Hevesh5, has more than 2 million subscribers.
The most common domino games involve two or more players. The game pieces, often called bones, cards, men or pieces, are normally twice as long as they are wide, with a square surface marked with one to six dots (also known as pips). Each domino has an opening on each end that can be used to connect it to other tiles. A domino’s value is determined by its number of pips. The more pips a domino has, the higher its rank and value. The value of a domino may also be defined as its “weight,” which can vary from