Domino (also known as dominoes, bones, cards, men, or pieces) are a type of flat, rectangular tile that is twice as long as it is wide. Each of its faces is marked with an arrangement of dots or pips (in some cases called ranks) which differ from one end of the tile to the other. The player who holds the highest ranking domino begins play.
Most domino games fall into one of four categories: bidding, blocking, scoring, and round. Each of these categories has its own rules for how a game is played. A domino may be a single tile or an entire set. It may be a standard double-six set or a more complicated set made from other materials, such as wood or brass.
When building a line of dominoes, players place the tiles in a sequence that creates a line of play. This line of play is often referred to as the “layout” or “string.” When a domino has been placed so that its open end is touching another open end in the line of play, it is said to be stitched up. When a stitched up domino is played, its rank is reduced.
The next player then places a domino on the table and positions it so that its open end is touching the open end of the previous tile in the line of play. When this is done, the new tile creates a chain of dominoes that continues to grow in length as more tiles are added to the end of the line of play. If a player places a domino so that its open end touches a tile with a higher rank than its own, it is said to be “out of turn.”
Hevesh plans each section of her domino installations in advance before she builds them. To make sure her work is successful, she first tests out the parts of each section on their own. This way, if she or her teammate accidentally knocks something over, it won’t bring down the whole installation.
She also omits a few dominoes from each section of her designs to help prevent large accidental topples. Then, she uses fractions to determine how many dominoes she will need and how they will be arranged. For example, if she is working on a domino art project that requires dominoes to be spaced 1 3/4 inches apart from each other, Hevesh will divide the total number of dominoes she wants to use into three equal portions. Each of these parts will need to be able to hold two dominoes. This allows her to build a straight line of dominoes as large as she needs, as well as curved lines and 3D structures like towers and pyramids. She can then build the stacked sections that connect the curved and flat arrangements to form the final domino installation. This process is repeated for each domino in her designs. When she is done, the results are stunning.