Dominoes are a type of game piece featuring an arrangement of spots known as pips on one side and are blank or identically patterned on the other. Their size allows for easier stacking and re-stacking; when joined together dominoes create what is known as the layout string or line of play that may stretch in any direction depending on game rules.
Domino can be used for various games, from straight lines and curves, grids that create pictures when falling, stacked walls and 3D structures such as towers and pyramids. Each game has its own set of rules and regulations for play – the general principle remains constant though: placing one domino after another to form chains or sequences remains.
The word “domino” has an extensive and complex history that dates back to medieval Italy. In English, “domino” initially denoted a long hooded cape often worn during carnival season or masquerade parties; then around 1750 it came to refer to domino pieces with black and ivory faces – leading some scholars to suggest that its name derived from this cape-wearing tradition.
Domino games typically involve players drawing the appropriate number of tiles for their hands according to the rules of that specific game, as defined by domino’s unique rules. If an overdrawn player draws more tiles than allowed for his hand than is permitted under those same rules, these extra pieces must be returned back into stock before anyone else draws. Whoever holds the hand with the highest double starts the game first.
As soon as a player has collected his or her set of dominoes, they must select an order in which to set them down. Most games involve playing dominoes with their open ends facing out towards other players; for instance if one holds 5-1 domino it should be joined to an adjacent 3-1 domino along the line of play; open ends can sometimes be ordered according to counting pips on either side.
As you determine the order of scenes in your novel, take note of how a domino effect works. Each scene must logically lead into another and the last scene should show an obvious progression in emotional beats from scene one.
