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ORIGIN OF DOMINO
◦The invention of dominoes is most often attributed to the
Chinese in the 12th-century.
◦But some attribute their origins to Egypt and Asia from a
much earlier time in history.
◦Probably the earliest known domino set was found in the
ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen's tomb in Thebes.
◦Tutankhamen reigned in Egypt's 18th dynasty, around
1355 BC, and the set discovered is now on display in an
Egyptian museum in Cairo.
◦The earliest known Chinese set of dominoes has been
dated to 1120 AD.
◦Of course, it is possible that dominoes, like ordinary
dice, were developed independently by a number of
different cultures all around the world at various
different times in mankind's history.
◦Chinese history relates a number of different accounts of dominoes'
invention, so are probably all legend and none can be taken as a
definitive and true version of their origin.
◦According to some Chinese accounts an heroic soldier called Hung
Ming (181 - 234 AD) invented them to help keep his soldiers awake
during nightwatches when encamped before battle.
◦Others state that Keung T'ai Kung invented them in the 12th-
century.
◦A Chinese historical account called the Chu sz Yam ("Investigations
on the Traditions of All Things") states they were invented by a
nobleman who then presented them to the Chinese Emperor Hui
Tsung whose son Kao Tsung (1127 - 1160 AD) subsequently had them
circulated abroad.
◦None of these accounts can be considered a credible version of
◦Dominoes didn't appear in the West until the early 18th-
century when they were first noted in Italy.
◦It has been suggested that they arrived in Italy via trading
routes from the Far East, but no one knows this for sure.
◦They subsequently spread all over Europe, then to England,
and from there to the Americas.
◦They arrived in the UK late in the 18th-century, possibly
imported by French prisoners of war, and rapidly became a
very popular game in traditional inns and drinking taverns
at that time.
◦The word "domino" is thought to be derived from the
contrasting black spots on a white background which is
reminiscent of a kind of black hood worn by Christian priests
in Europe which was traditionally also called a "domino".
◦The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word
"dominus", which means "lord" or "master".
◦Dominoes bear an unmistakeable relationship to standard
ordinary spotted dice, and it is thought that whoever
invented them took their inspiration from the spotted dice
that certainly preceded them.
◦The resemblance between dominoes and dice is in the
unmistakeable spotted values found on both gaming
implements with dominoes bearing all the possible
combinations of two spotted dice.
◦The numbering of clay tiles was used by the Babylonians in
their business accounting, and they could possibly have
been the forerunners of dominoes.
◦It doesn't take much imagination to see dice used in games
being crossed with accounting tiles used for business, to
produce dominoes.
 General Domino Gameplay Tips
◦Make sure you know the type of domino game and the
specific rules of the the domino game you are playing.
◦You'll soon have a basic idea, after a few rounds of
domino play, of which kind of moves or gameplay are the
most beneficial.
◦Familiarise yourself with the tiles and type of domino set
you are using.
◦Knowing the number of tiles in a particular suit will help
you judge the right tile to play and help you work out the
possible tiles in other players' hands.
 Block and Draw Domino Game
Tips
1. SET DOWN DOUBLES EARLY
Because doubles have the same suit value on either end, you will have fewer opportunities to set them
down on the layout, so it is a good idea to play them whenever you have the opportunity. It's only too
easy to get stuck with doubles.

2. SET DOWN YOUR HEAVIER TILES EARLY

Because you don't know for sure who will win a round of dominoes, it is a good idea to play your heavier
spotted tiles early so whoever wins a round or whether the round is blocked you won't be caught with a
high score of points for your opponent.

3. HOLD ON TO A VARIETY OF SUITS

Try to keep as many different suits as you can in your hand as long as you can. This will give you a range
of options when it comes to the tiles you can set down and prevent you from being unable to make a
play at all and having to pass on your play.
4. NOTE YOUR OPPONENTS WEAK SUITS
Whenever an opponent passes on their play or draws from the boneyard, remember which suit
values they don't have. This allows you to be more able to block them in later game-play.

5. WORK OUT YOUR OPPONENT'S HAND

If you study the layout of already played tiles and the tiles in your own hand you will often be
able to guess what your opponents are holding in their hands. This becomes easier the more
tiles are played onto the layout. You'll soon learn which tiles in your own hand to play to block
your opponents.
BENEFIT
S OF
PLAYING
DOMINO
1. IMPROVING ARITHMETIC SKILLS
◦Five-Up Dominoes, though uses sequences and patterns of die
in order to win, does not solely rely upon it. In this game, the
tiles should be strategically placed for all ends to sum up in
something that is a multiple of five. When it does so, then you
will have a score equivalent to it.
2. DEVELOPS CRITICAL THINKING
◦Another way to win in this game is by trapping your opponent
just like how it is done in the circulating Domino rule. Since the
round ends when one of the players successfully placed all the
tiles in the train, the remaining player should count all the dots
placed in the tiles remaining at his hand. Depending on the
variation, some automatically converts the total number of
remaining dots into points and give it to the winner of the
round.So even if you have the arithmetic, make sure that you
won’t be trapped as well so that you can get bigger points.
3. LEARNS STRATEGY
◦Even if you learn to apply these things properly, there’s no
way you can win if you can’t convert them into strategy. Upon
playing Domino, you’ll see yourself making and customising
one of those depending on which applies. For example, you
might find yourself lacking five points and trapped in a game.
If you believe you can still escape from it, try developing a
strategy wherein your focus is to gain those additional five
points by the summation of ends. It will not only frustrate your
opponent, it will help you be declared the winner.
◦Two, three or four may play the game of Dominoes. If four are
playing the game, it may be played as a partnership (the two
players sitting opposite one another are partners).
◦To begin the dominoes are placed face down and “shuffled.”
Players draw one domino. The player drawing the highest double
or if no double, the highest domino plays first. Re-shuffle and then
begin drawing the first hand.
◦Each player then draws seven dominoes for his hand. The
remaining dominoes (the boneyard), if any, are left face down on
the table to be drawn later if a player is unable to play from his
hand.
◦Scoring points by laying the dominoes end to end (the touching ends must
match: i.e., one’s touch one’s, two’s touch two’s, etc.).
◦If the dots on the exposed ends total any multiple of five the player is
awarded that number of points.
◦All sides of the first double (the spinner) may be used one piece to each
side and later one to each end.
◦All other doubles are played at right angles to the line and the total points
on both ends are counted.
◦Dominoing occurs when one player goes out by playing all of his dominoes.
◦The sum of the spots of all opposing players is computed and added to the
dominoing player’s score (rounded to the nearest five). In partnership play
the spots of the partner of the one who “DOMINOED” are not counted.
 STEP 1. THE START
◦ The dominoes are ritually shuffled face down in circles with the flat of the
hand - producing a sound that has been familiar down the centuries. Each
player draws 6 dominoes and places them so that the other players can't
see their value. The traditional English pub method of doing this is face
down in two rows of three so that all six can be picked up with both hands,
looked at and returned leaving the other hand free for the equally important
business of drinking a pint. Beginners can just place them on their edge in a
row facing them. Remaining dominoes are termed "sleeping" tiles. The first
person to play is that person holding the double-six, or failing that the
double-five and so on. The tile played must be the double tile that permitted
the player to take the first turn. If none of the players hold a double, then
the tiles are reshuffled and re-drawn.
 STEP 2. THE PLAY
◦ Each player must in turn then play a tile onto the table positioning it so that it
touches either end of the domino chain which thus gradually increases in length.
A player may only play a tile which has upon it a number showing at one end of
the domino chain or the other. If a player plays a domino with the result that both
ends of the chain show the same number (normally a number which is useful to
the player and distasteful to the opponents), that player is said to have "stitched
up" the ends. The way that the tiles are placed provides a small part of the
entertainment. Each tile being placed must be positioned so that the two
matching ends are adjacent. Unless, the tile is a double, the tile can be placed
square in any one of the three directions as long as the two matching sides are
touching fully. Doubles are always placed cross-ways across the end of the chain.
A tile played to a double must also be placed accordingly - perpendicular to the
double touching at its middle. The shape of the domino chain develops snake-line
at random according to the whims of the players and the limitations of the playing
surface. If a player can lay a domino, then it must be played. Otherwise the player
"knocks", or raps the table and play passes to the next player.
 STEP 3. THE END
◦Normally play stops when one player "chips out" (plays his last
domino) although some versions require both partners to chip
out. If it reaches a point at which no player can proceed, the
winners are the partners whose combined sum of all spots on
their remaining dominoes is the least. For scoring, some pubs
would play a point per game. A more interesting method, that
might be scored using a cribbage board, has the winners score
the sum of all spots on the losers remaining tiles. In a game which
doesn't result in anyone chipping out, the winners would receive
the difference between the winners total spots and the losers
total spots. A game can be played to 100 points, say, or on a
cribbage board, 121 points.
STEP 4. VARIATIONS
◦Games can also be played in the same way with two players
(start with 8 tiles), three players (start with 6 tiles), five
players (start with 5 tiles) or with four players without
partnership. The same game can be played with a double-
twelve set (91 tiles) or a double-nine set (55 tiles) domino
sets. With a double-twelve set, four players would pick 12 tiles
each and with a double-nine set, nine tiles would be taken at
the start.
 STEP 5. THE DRAW GAME
◦Really no more than a variant of the Block game, the Draw Game is
more popular in many parts of the world. Players take less
dominoes initially but a player who cannot place a domino must
pick a sleeping domino to add to their set. When the sleeping
dominoes run out, players simply pass their turn when they cannot
go. For this variation, two players would start with 7 dominoes,
three players with 5 tiles, four players with 4 tiles and five players
with 3 tiles. The difference between the two games is that in the
Draw Game, players know that all the tiles will end up in play - this
enables them to better deduce what tiles other players might be
holding. With the Block game, since a few tiles remain sleeping and
unknown throughout the game, a larger element of uncertainty
reigns.
Activity
Answer the following questions:

1.What are the strategies that should be learned by

students when playing domino?
2.Enumerate the benefits of playing domino.
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