Domino is a game that requires skill to play and can be played by individuals or groups. The game involves a line of dominoes that are carefully placed to form intricate and creative patterns. These pieces of art are then tipped over, often by a single person, to cause a chain reaction. The resulting sequence is spectacular and a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. In fiction, a domino effect is when each scene in the story works together to naturally influence the next scene. If you imagine every plot beat of your novel as a domino, you’ll see how the entire book works together to create the whole. For the uninitiated, a domino is an elongated rectangular piece of material, typically made from a wood or clay, with an arrangement of spots, called “pips,” on one side and blank or identically patterned on the other. This surface is designed to be a guide for the placement of other, larger domino pieces that will eventually bring it down. The first domino is typically marked in some way with a letter or number to indicate its place in the overall pattern. The earliest known dominoes are from China, and were functionally identical to playing cards. During the 12th or 13th century, European domino sets were developed from different materials. These included silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), bone, ivory and a dark hardwood such as ebony. Most modern dominoes are made from polymer, but some still use the more traditional natural materials to make them feel more substantial in the hand. When Domino resurfaced in the first issue of Civil War: X-Men, she was recruited by Professor X into a project called X-Corporation to monitor mutant rights violations. As a member of this new X-Force, she was sent to Hong Kong where she uncovered the truth behind John Sublime’s “Third Species” movement – he was harvesting mutant body parts to build his U-Men. Domino and her team defeated him, but he managed to snatch her out of the timeline and avenge her later deaths in the fight. Domino also has a unique talent for using her powers to subliminally and psionically affect the probability field around her, making improbable events occur in a favorable way. She calls this ability her “Good Luck Talent,” and while she cannot consciously control it, she can activate it when she’s in a stressful situation. For instance, she once used her Good Luck Talent to cause lightning to strike two sentinels during a battle. Professional domino artist Hevesh has been creating astounding domino displays for years, and her YouTube channel has more than 2 million subscribers. Her biggest creations involve hundreds of thousands of dominoes that take several nail-biting minutes to fall. Hevesh can design a grid that forms pictures when it falls, or create 3D structures like towers and pyramids. She’s worked on projects for movies, TV shows and even a music video for Katy Perry.