Domino’s Pizza is an American-based pizza chain founded by Tom Monaghan and Fred DeLuca in 1960. It is now one of the largest pizza companies in the world, with a presence in almost every country and more than 9,000 stores. Domino’s is best known for its pizza, but it also offers other types of food and has a diverse line of gaming products. Its domino-effect business model focuses on listening to its customers and making changes to meet their needs.
When playing a game of domino, the first player to complete his set (play all of his tiles) wins. This is sometimes referred to as “the set,” “the down” or “the lead.” If the first player plays a double, he may play another tile on top of it before the next player makes his play. This is a common way to score extra points in a game.
To determine seating arrangements in a domino game, players draw a number of tiles from the stock and place them on the table in front of themselves. The person with the highest number of dots on his drawn tile sits in the seat to his right, the person with the next-highest number of dots seats himself to his left and so on. If a player does not have a higher number of dots on his drawn tile, he draws a new hand from the stock.
The game of domino can be a great tool for teaching basic math skills to young students. For example, if a teacher shows the class a domino with 4 dots on one end and 2 dots on the other, the students can count the total number of dots and name an addition equation (such as 4+2 = 6). This activity helps bridge the gap between using moveable manipulatives such as cubes to learn numbers and symbols and writing symbolic representations of addends.
Traditionally, domino sets have been made of materials such as silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory or a dark hardwood such as ebony, with contrasting black or white pips inlaid or painted on them. The resulting pieces are heavier and feel more substantial than polymer dominoes. More recently, dominoes have been made of glass and ceramic clay.
When the winner of a game of domino scores more points than all of his opponents, his winnings are counted by counting the pips on all the losers’ remaining dominoes. A rule variation that many players employ is to count only one end of a domino (i.e., 4-4 counts as only 4 points). This scoring method is called “dominoing.” It can make the difference between a win and defeat in a game of domino. In addition, it allows the losing players to re-score their hands if they wish. However, it also can result in a domino that is too long and difficult to move around the table. If this happens, a domino will often “kick” or rap over the table and stop play.