Dominoes are black rectangular blocks with white dots that can be used for playing games. They can also be placed in creative patterns to make a variety of mind-blowing installations.
The basic game of domino is simple, but it can get pretty complicated if you play with multiple players. To begin, each player chooses one of their dominoes and lays it down. Then, they can either pick another domino to play or pass it to someone else. If they have a domino that matches the other player’s domino, they win the game.
If they don’t, they’ll play the next domino and then try to match the other player’s domino. Then they can continue this pattern until they have all of their dominoes played or the other player has a domino that they can’t play.
Depending on the domino set, the number of spots on each end can vary from one to six. Traditional sets have a unique piece for every possible combination of numbers from one to six, and there are progressively larger sets that increase the number of pips on each end. These include double-six (55 tiles), double-12 (91 tiles), double-15 (136 tiles), and double-18 (190 tiles).
A domino chain begins with a single tile that’s placed so that the two matching ends are adjacent. Then, other tiles are placed so that they’re connected to the first one.
Each tile is then connected to the previous one at an angle. This creates a snake-like line, which develops over time according to space limitations or just plain whim. If a player wants to connect an additional tile, they can do so by placing it cross-ways across the first tile that they’re connecting.
In order to get the most entertainment out of a domino chain, a player must place the first tile so that it produces open ends with other tiles that are also placed along its same direction. This can be done in several ways, but most commonly involves placing the second tile to the left or right of the first tile.
Eventually, the layout becomes so complex that it’s difficult to keep track of the exact sequence of putting in each tile. For this reason, Hevesh tries to create test versions of each section of an installation to ensure that it works properly before she puts it in front of the public.
She’ll film each test version in slow motion so that she can correct any problems as they occur. Once she’s confident that everything is working properly, she will put the entire installation together in its final form.
The term “domino effect” comes from a political idea in the Cold War that argued that Communism could spread across Asia and Eastern Europe if allowed to take over a single country. This concept is not only relevant to politics, but can be applied to any situation in which a single action may lead to a chain of events that eventually produce a positive result.
