Dominos are a type of game where players use a set of dominoes to make intricate patterns. These games are a form of entertainment that can be fun for people of all ages.

A domino is a small, black rectangular block that contains anywhere from 0 to 6 dots. The dominoes are divided into two parts with a line down the middle that separates each end into two squares. Each end can be blank or have a number of spots (called pips) on it. The 28 dominoes in a complete set are used to play a variety of different games.

Among the most popular games are dominoes for two to four people. These are usually played in a “block-and-draw” style, where each player draws a set of dominoes from a box. There are also many other variations of these games.

Another popular game is dominoes for three to six people, where each player picks a domino from a pile and puts it in the center of the table. The game can be played with a single domino or a set of a certain size, and the goal is to win by having all of the pieces match.

The first player to play their domino wins. If that domino is a match for the other player’s domino, they continue to play until both have their dominos in place.

It’s important to understand that dominoes have inertia, which means that they tend to resist motion unless something forces them to move. Then, all it takes is a tiny nudge to send that domino falling and crashing into the next one.

Creating the perfect domino display is an art, like painting or sculpture, but it’s a science, too. Hevesh says that she uses a number of physical phenomena to create her displays, the most important of which is gravity.

She begins by putting up test versions of each section of her installation in order to make sure it works well individually before adding them all together. Using a camera that filmes the tests in slow motion helps her spot any problems, so she can fix them right away.

Once the individual sections work, she puts them all together into a big 3-D installation. Once she’s happy with the design, she uses her dominoes to create a set of lines that connect all of the different sections together.

This is called a domino rally. It’s the same pattern each time, but the order of the dominoes that fall varies between rallies.

The number of dominoes that fall depends on a number of factors, including the speed at which they fall and the amount of pressure placed on them by the air around them. This is why a domino rally looks different each time it’s played.

It’s also why some rallies look like they could have been pulled from the pages of a book: The dominoes fall in an order that can be read aloud.