Domino is a popular board game that involves laying down pieces in a row and then knocking them over. It’s a great way to spend time with friends and family. You can even use it to make beautiful art. In fact, many famous paintings have been created using dominoes.
The word “domino” is also used to describe a person’s luck or fortune. It’s a word with a long history, appearing in both English and French, with the latter sense dating back to 1750. In both cases, it originally meant a black mask or hooded cape worn with a white surplice at carnival season or a masquerade ball.
The original board game of dominoes has a rectangular shape with a line down the middle to divide it visually into two squares. Each end is marked with an arrangement of spots called pips that determines its value. Some of the pips are blank or identically patterned, while others have numbers of spots that vary from one to six. Traditional sets have a piece for each possible combination of six pips and are often called double-six dominoes because this is the largest number that a single domino can have on both ends. However, some larger sets have pips that reach as high as nine.
Despite the negative connotations associated with the word, Domino is actually a good thing. A Domino’s pizza is customizable, allowing people to choose their favorite toppings and crusts. This flexibility allows Domino’s to accommodate everyone, including vegetarians and those with dietary restrictions. This is one of the reasons that Domino’s has become so successful.
The name Domino has also been applied to a series of characters in the Marvel Comics universe, most notably the mutant mercenary who goes by this name. Dom first appeared as a member of the mutant mercenary team known as the Six Pack, led by Cable. When the Pack was disbanded after a mission went wrong in the Yucatan, Dom joined X-Force. Later, she worked with the X-Man Pete Wisdom to found a training academy for mutant mercenaries. Domino was later possessed by Aentaros, one of the malevolent Undying spirits, and was ordered to kill Randall Shire, another mutant. Domino escaped and rejoined Cable on his quest to destroy the Weapon X program and its secret Neverland base.
Domino’s uncanny ability to bring about luck for her allies and opportunely place herself in danger has made her an invaluable ally, but it can be difficult to control. Her luck power is triggered by stressful situations and is not a consciously controlled talent. As a result, she is sometimes considered to be lucky for her enemies as well.