Domino is a game played with rectangular blocks adorned with one to six dots or pips, usually at equal distance apart. Dominoes can be placed side-by-side to form lines or patterns and may be used either for scoring (such as Bergen and Muggins ) or blocking ( such as Matador and Mexican Train), where players place tiles to block each other’s play. Dominoes may also be used educationally to teach number recognition and counting skills to children.
Dominoes come in an assortment of shapes and sizes. Some resemble people, animals, or cars while others can be used in 3D structures. Some even feature sound effects, like clock chimes or bell clangs! Although dominoes have existed since 1750 in English-language parlance, its modern use first became common around 1750 (it may have originated elsewhere initially) when worn together with masks during carnival seasons or masquerades. The word itself was first introduced into English language around 1750 – prior to this date its use denoted long cloaks worn together with masks when worn together at carnival season or masquerade events.
Plotting an entire novel or just one scene can be an exhausting and time-consuming endeavor. No matter whether you prefer writing quickly without much forethought or using tools such as Scrivener to organize every detail of your story, plotting requires forward-thinking skills to avoid becoming bogged down in dull moments that fail to engage readers and are unfulfilling in terms of plot. Otherwise, your scene could feel stagnant and lifeless.
Like dominoes, timing is of great significance in narrative storytelling. While scenes should advance the plot (moving our hero closer or farther from his goal), they must not feel overlong and drawn-out at critical points, nor too brief and superficial at others.
The domino effect is an age-old phenomenon in which one event can trigger a chain of chain reactions with far-reaching implications. A classic example is President Dwight Eisenhower’s increase of U.S. commitments for non-Communist forces fighting Ngo Dinh Diem regime in South Vietnam in 1961 as part of his containment policy; ultimately this led to collapse of Soviet economy and ultimately end of Cold War era.