Domino’s is a well-known pizza chain that is best known for its delivery and carryout services. The company has been struggling with a labor shortage that is impacting its ability to provide those services. The problem is expected to worsen over the next few months, which could have a domino effect on the company’s other business operations.
Domino, a Latin word for “falling one after another,” is a term that has many different meanings. It can refer to a person who falls down or is knocked down, a series of events that lead to one event after another, or the process of building something up from small pieces. The word has been used in many languages, including English and French. It was first recorded in the mid-18th century.
In most domino games, a single domino is placed on the table, and then the other dominoes are set edge-to-edge against it so that their numbers match each other. Each domino has a number on each end, called pips. The numbers on a single domino belong to a suit, which is either the 3 or the 4 suit; those on a double belong to two suits (the 2 and the 5). The number of pips on a particular domino determines its value for scoring purposes.
A domino is considered complete when all of its pips are lined up in a row. This is sometimes called a “double-six” domino. A typical domino set consists of 28 tiles with identical ends, but larger sets are available that increase the number of possible combinations of pips on each end.
Some sets use a mixture of natural materials. These include bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell, ivory, or a dark hardwood such as ebony. The pips are inlaid or painted, and the resulting pieces can be more visually interesting than polymer dominoes. These sets are typically more expensive than those made of plastic or other man-made materials.
The most common domino game involves two players and starts with a double-six set. The tiles are shuffled and then drawn by each player, one at a time. The player who draws the highest-value domino takes the first turn in the game. If a player cannot play the domino they draw, they must keep drawing until they find one that can be played or they run out of tiles.
Most domino games have rules that can be complicated, and each has its own strategy. Some of the most popular games include: