Dominoes
Dominoes are flat, thumb-sized rectangular blocks, each with a blank or numbered face and one to six pips, or dots. They are often called bones, pieces, men, or stones and are used to play a variety of games. The simplest domino game requires a double-six set of 28 tiles, which are shuffled and arranged as a stock (or boneyard) to form the “dominoes.” Players draw tiles from this stock and place them in front of them on-edge so they can see the values of their opponents’ pieces but not their own. The first player to complete a full row wins that hand.
Traditionally, domino sets have been made from various types of rigid materials: bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl or MOP), ivory, or a dark hardwood such as ebony with contrasting white or black pips. More recently, sets have been fabricated from plastics such as polymer and acrylic. However, there are also a number of different natural and semi-natural materials that can be used to make dominoes; examples include marble and granite, soapstone, other woods such as oak, ash, or redwood, metals such as brass and pewter, or ceramic clay.
Hevesh’s domino designs range from straight lines to curved, grid-like structures that form pictures when they fall. But she says that the most exciting dominoes are those that are created from scratch. “It’s almost like magic,” she says. “You can just push on the very first domino and it’s going to fall and then it’s just a chain reaction.”
The most basic domino game requires a double-six domino set of 28 tiles. The first player to complete a full horizontal or diagonal row of dominoes win that hand. The players then continue to play in turn, taking care not to block the opponent’s plays by placing their own pieces between them. If a player cannot make a play, he must call “domino,” and the other players count the total number of dots on the unplayed dominoes in that player’s hand. The winner receives the score for that hand.
In addition to domino, Hevesh has a passion for baking and cooking. She and her sister, a professional pastry chef, own the successful bakery, The Cake Box in Oakland, California. Hevesh was a featured baker on the hit ABC TV show, Cupcake Wars. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and exploring new cities and restaurants. She is also working on a second cookbook, and her work has been published in several magazines, including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. She is a regular contributor to Domino magazine.
Dominoes are flat, thumb-sized rectangular blocks, each with a blank or numbered face and one to six pips, or dots. They are often called bones, pieces, men, or stones and are used to play a variety of games. The simplest domino game requires a double-six set of 28 tiles, which are shuffled and arranged as a stock (or boneyard) to form the “dominoes.” Players draw tiles from this stock and place them in front of them on-edge so they can see the values of their opponents’ pieces but not their own. The first player to complete a full row wins that hand. Traditionally, domino sets have been made from various types of rigid materials: bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl or MOP), ivory, or a dark hardwood such as ebony with contrasting white or black pips. More recently, sets have been fabricated from plastics such as polymer and acrylic. However, there are also a number of different natural and semi-natural materials that can be used to make dominoes; examples include marble and granite, soapstone, other woods such as oak, ash, or redwood, metals such as brass and pewter, or ceramic clay. Hevesh’s domino designs range from straight lines to curved, grid-like structures that form pictures when they fall. But she says that the most exciting dominoes are those that are created from scratch. “It’s almost like magic,” she says. “You can just push on the very first domino and it’s going to fall and then it’s just a chain reaction.” The most basic domino game requires a double-six domino set of 28 tiles. The first player to complete a full horizontal or diagonal row of dominoes win that hand. The players then continue to play in turn, taking care not to block the opponent’s plays by placing their own pieces between them. If a player cannot make a play, he must call “domino,” and the other players count the total number of dots on the unplayed dominoes in that player’s hand. The winner receives the score for that hand. In addition to domino, Hevesh has a passion for baking and cooking. She and her sister, a professional pastry chef, own the successful bakery, The Cake Box in Oakland, California. Hevesh was a featured baker on the hit ABC TV show, Cupcake Wars. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and exploring new cities and restaurants. She is also working on a second cookbook, and her work has been published in several magazines, including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. She is a regular contributor to Domino magazine.