Domino is a popular game with many different variations. Players arrange the dominoes in rows and then knock them down. Dominoes are black and white rectangular tiles with pips on them that are similar to those on a die. They can also be known as bones, chips, cards, tickets or stones. People use Dominoes to play games where they compete against one another and win by completing certain sets of rules.
Dominoes are also used for educational purposes to help children learn strategy, counting and matching. The most basic version of the game involves two players and a double-six set. The 28 dominoes are shuffled and placed face down in a boneyard, or stock, from which each player draws seven tiles. The first player to complete a pair of tiles wins. Pairs are considered to be any tiles with the same number of pips, such as a 2-2 or 4-4.
The earliest known domino game was played on an Oriental rug in the year 500 AD. Its name was unknown, but it is believed to be the ancestor of all modern dominoes. The earliest surviving dominoes have simple markings on their faces, and they can be identified by their size, shape and color.
As the game developed, more complex markings were added and the numbers of pips increased. A domino’s pips are usually small, round or triangular, although other shapes have been used in the past. Dominoes can be made from wood, ivory, marble, agate or brass. Some are also decorated with images of animals, people, cities and other objects.
In the modern world, dominoes are widely used in business and education. In fact, the IBM Domino platform was first deployed in 1992. This was a powerful application suite that included email, calendar, documents, databases, workflow and web development. In addition, it was able to run in the cloud and was integrated with other applications.
Domino was used by many large businesses and organizations including the White House and several banks. In addition, the Domino platform is still used by a number of colleges and universities.
While Domino is a wonderful application suite, it is not without its challenges. Because it is such a large and complex platform, it requires a lot of resources to manage and maintain. As a result, some organizations have been unable to keep up with the requirements for Domino and have decided to migrate to other platforms such as Google Apps, SharePoint or 3rd party turnkey business solutions.
Other companies have realized the advantages of keeping their applications on Domino and have hired MartinScott to help them formulate a plan to do so. Our team can assess each critical application in your Domino shop and help you decide if it makes sense to keep them on Domino, migrate them to another platform or implement a 3rd party solution. We have deep experience in IBM Notes/Domino and can help you determine the best path forward for your business.