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Dominoes

Dominoes have a long and fascinating history. Recorded history traces this popular game back to China in 1120 AD. From there, traders most likely brought dominoes from the Far East to Europe. Later, immigrants brought them to the New World.

Originally made of ivory and ebony, dominoes today are mostly made of wood. The white-on-black appearance of dominoes probably named the game. In the middle of the 1700s, dominoes reached its height of popularity in Europe where it became the most popular of all games on the continent. Since then, it has continued to remain one of the most popular games of all time throughout the world.

To Play - Turn all dominoes face down and mix. Each player chooses five dominoes and stands them on edge (using the holder provided below) facing so that the other players cannot see the dots. The remaining dominoes become the draw pile. The player who has chosen the highest double domino goes first. He places it in the center of the table to begin. If no double was drawn, all the dominoes are returned and mixed and the players draw again.

The second player tries to match one of his dominoes to one end of the double. For example, if the first domino played is a double six, the second player may add any domino with a six on one end. The next player may play to the double six or he may try to match the end of the second domino played. Blanks match to blanks. Only one domino may be played per turn. Dominoes are placed lengthwise end to end, except in the case of a double as shown.

If a player cannot match any open end of a row, he must draw from the pile until he is able to do so. Should the last domino be drawn with no play possible, he passes and tries again on his next turn. A player must play a domino if he is able. Doubles are always crosswise to the end they match, thereby giving two new directions for play.

Play continues until one player has used all his dominoes or until no one can play. The player with no dominoes or with the least number of points (dots) on his remaining dominoes wins the round. The winner subtracts the total of his remaining points (if any) from the total of his opponents points and scores the balance of points from each. .

Domino Day 2005

Domino Day is a world record attempt for the highest number of falling domino stones.

Domino Day 2005 was held on November 18 under the theme "Domino Theatre of Eternal Stories"; 4,002,136 out of a total of 4,321,000 stones fell, setting a new world record. The initial world record of 4,155,476 had to be corrected after it was realized that in the final challenge, where one participant had to complete a line of dominoes while the other had to hold the bar the stones were placed on, the bar was undeliberately held askew, therefore toppling stones that would not have toppled on their own. Since these few stones were necessary for a huge field containing 150,000 dominoes to topple, the whole field had to be excluded.

During preparations, a sparrow entered the studio and caused the premature fall of 23,000 stones before being shot to death; the organizers claim the hunter was called in as a last resort, after all efforts to catch the bird failed. The killing of the bird created great controversy, with seven agencies investigating the 'murder', the person who shot the bird receiving threats and a Dutch radio station having offered 5000 Euro to anyone who could sabotage at least one million stones before November 18.

LINK : www.en.wikipedia.org

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