Domino is a tile-based game played by two or more players. It is typically played on a table where dominoes are placed on their edges and players draw tiles until they have all the ones they want to play. The first player begins by laying their chosen domino, which is generally placed with its open end facing up. Then, each subsequent player must match one end of their own domino to part of the first tile, or in some cases a double, and then add another tile with matching pips on both sides. When the game ends, the winners are those who have accumulated the highest total value of spots on their remaining tiles.

Lily Hevesh began playing with dominoes when she was 9 years old and became fascinated by the ability of a single domino to tip over so many others. This led her to create spectacular domino setups that have become popular on YouTube. She has now become a professional domino artist and creates custom sets for movies, television shows, events, and even her own album launch.

Although dominoes are often seen as toys, they can be used in a number of ways to teach children about cause and effect. For example, they can be stacked in long lines and tipped over to demonstrate how one event can affect several other events. This concept is also referred to as the domino effect.

When the Domino’s chain of pizza restaurants was struggling, its CEO, David Brandon, knew that they needed to change things up and turn around their business. One of the problems that he identified was the high turnover rate among employees. He decided to make some changes and one of these was to introduce the Domino Effect to the company.

The Domino Effect is a concept that emphasizes the importance of focusing energy on activities that will lead to larger success. Ideally, these activities should be those that are challenging and require significant amounts of time and focus to complete. In addition, the activities should be those that will help to move other goals forward. In other words, these are the “good dominoes.”

For example, when Jennifer Dukes Lee began making her bed every day, she was not only improving her home’s appearance, but she was also demonstrating that she was the type of person who maintains a clean and organized home. This was a small domino that helped to knock over many more, such as making her lunch and picking up her laundry.

Some sets of dominoes are made from natural materials such as bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory, or a dark hardwood like ebony, with contrasting black or white pips. They can be quite expensive, but are considered to be of higher quality than those made from polymer materials.