Domino is a game played by laying small rectangular blocks (usually wood) in a line or other angular pattern. The open ends of the dominoes are then matched with other dominoes to form chains. There are many different games of domino. Some of the most popular include:
Each player makes a play in turn. If a player does not have a match, he or she passes play to the next player. When a player is able to make a play, that tile is then placed, normally with the matching end touching the end of the domino previously played. The resulting chain is called the line of play.
The pips on each domino are typically colored either black or white. The colors indicate the pips’ values. The higher the value, the greater the number of points the domino has. Depending on the game, different rules govern which pips can be used and how they must be laid.
When a domino is played, it must be touching the end of the previous tile or a double. This is to prevent a domino from falling off the table before its turn. The line of play may be joined to a double in two ways: it can be played crosswise, or it can be played lengthwise.
In a domino show, builders set up large arrangements of hundreds and even thousands of dominoes to topple with the nudge of only one. The synchronization of these intricate displays requires careful planning.
Dominoes can be used to create art — grids that form pictures when they fall, stacked walls, or 3-D structures like towers and pyramids. The best designs are those that have a theme or purpose, which will help to guide the placement and layout of the dominoes. Hevesh first considers the theme and brainstorms images or words she wants to use, then plans out how she will arrange the dominoes. Her largest installations take several nail-biting minutes to fall.
While she’s building, Hevesh often takes a moment to reflect on her journey and how far she has come since graduating from high school. She also reflects on the lessons she’s learned along the way.
She adds that if she were to give advice to young women, it would be to “have faith in yourself and follow your dreams.” “If you don’t believe in yourself, then no one else will,” she says.
Storytelling is a lot like domino: the hero needs to be in the right place at the right time in order for the scene to work. A story needs to have scenes that advance the hero closer to or farther from the goal, and they need to be spaced correctly. If a scene is too long, it will feel heavy or slow, and the reader will lose interest. If a scene is too short, it will be choppy and feel shallow at key moments of discovery or plot point.
A single setback can have a domino effect that ripples across an entire industry, as has been seen with the banking sector. This is why it’s so important for bank CEOs to stay on top of regulatory and legal changes, and to have a strategy in place for managing the impact of these changes.