Domino is a superhero with the power to control luck. She uses this ability to help her team in combat. She can also use it to cause objects or people to fall in certain ways.
When a domino falls, it releases potential energy into kinetic energy, which then moves to the next domino. This continues until the last one falls.
Origin
Domino is the result of a government program designed to genetically engineer the perfect weapon. Unlike the other test subjects, her mutant power of “luck” made her too unpredictable to meet the project’s goals. She was broken out of the project by her biological mother and raised by a priest in Chicago.
She has since become a mercenary, working for a man named Tolliver and occasionally teaming up with fellow mutant merc Cable. Her luck power often makes her an asset on missions of corporate espionage and payback.
She has also worked with Deadpool, although she sometimes gets frustrated by his idiocy. Her luck power is a subconscious ability that can be activated by participating in activities that rely on chance. It can do everything from make an opponent’s gun fail to strike them to cause lightning to suddenly hit two of their enemies.
Rules
The basic rules for domino differ from game to game but most of them fall into four categories: bidding games, blocking games, scoring games and round games. Each player draws the number of tiles specified in the game rules and places them in front of him/herself.
When a player cannot play he/she passes his/her turn to another player. If the players are unable to play any more pieces the game is closed and the winner earns the difference between his/her points in unplaced dominoes and his/her opponents’ points in unplaced dominoes.
The scoring method varies between games but the general rule is that for every multiple of five dots in an opponents’ hands, you score that many points. A couple of important variations are: a) Only one end of a domino can be joined to the next piece, and b) you do not count the number of points left in your opponent’s hands.
Variations
There are many different types of domino games, including those that use curved tiles and those that have rules that differ from standard draw dominoes. For example, Matador uses a unique rule for matching doubles and Bendomino is based on a specialized set of dominoes that have curved ends. These curved ends can cause the line of play to branch.
One of the main variations is the Fives Family, which includes games such as All Fives, Sniff, and Muggins. In this variant, players take turns adding domino halves with exposed ends to a chain until the number of open ends is a multiple of five.
The player with the highest total score after three rounds wins. There are also a variety of other games, such as block, train, and connection-style games, that use the same type of dominoes but have different rules.
Materials
Whether made from wood, bone or plastic, dominoes are small rectangular blocks that are used to play games. They have a face and a back, with one side bearing a pattern of spots (called pips) that correspond to numbers. The other side is either blank or identically patterned, except for the absence of pips, which represents zero.
The raw material for dominoes must be prepared, which may involve cutting and shaping for wood or bone and melting and molding for plastics. The resulting tiles are then sanded or polished for smoothness.
Some sets are designed with special accessories, such as a domino rack, a cribbage board or score pad, and carrying cases for transporting the pieces between games. Choosing the right equipment for your game can improve its enjoyment and success.
Scoring
Domino is played in many different ways, and the scoring system is different for each game. In general, players draw a domino from the pool and play it to start the game. If there is no match, the player with the highest double usually starts. Players then join dominoes together on the table when the numbers match ie 6 touching 6.
The game is scored by counting the open ends of the dominoes that have been placed. If the total of these ends is a multiple of five, you score one point for each domino on the end, unless it is a spinner.
Most domino games involve emptying a player’s hand while blocking opponents’ plays. If the game is blocked (no player can make a move), the players with the lowest count scores the sum of all the opponents’ spots.