Dominoes

Dominoes (or "dominos") generally refers to the individual or collective gaming pieces making up a domino set (sometimes called a deck or pack) or to the games played with these pieces.

Standard domino sets consist of 28 pieces called bones, cards, tiles, stones or dominoes. Each bone is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of black spots (also called pips) or is blank. The spots are generally arranged as they are on six-sided dice, but because there are also blank ends having no spots there are normally seven possible faces.

Standard domino sets have ends ranging from zero spots to six spots (double six set), but specialised sets might range from zero to nine (double nine set), zero to twelve (double twelve set), zero to fifteen (double fifteen set), or zero to eighteen (double eighteen set).

The back side of a domino is generally plain. Dominoes have been made of bone, ivory, plastic, metal and wood, and occasionally are made of cardstock like that for playing cards. Many different games can be played with a set of dominoes.

Domino Tiles & Suits

The Origin of Dominoes

The Ranks of Domino Pieces

Playing a Domino Piece

Common Domino Games

Other Games

More Dominos

Other Uses of Dominoes