Domino is a game played with dominoes, which are flat thumb-sized rectangular blocks each bearing an arrangement of spots or dots. The spots, called pips, are inlaid or painted to identify each domino. A domino set consists of 28 such pieces. Players mark each domino with a number of pips to determine its position in the line of play. The first player to place a domino on the line of play, called the lead, begins the game. Domino is played both by individuals and in teams. When one player has all the dominoes in his or her hand, and there are no more moves to make, he or she wins.

Many games involve dominoes being blocked by opponents, while others are scoring games, such as bergen and muggins. A common scoring method is to count the number of pips in the losing players’ hands at the end of a hand or game and add that score to the winner’s score.

Another popular way to score a domino game is to take the sum of the numbers of all the remaining tiles in a player’s hand. This is usually done after all other players have made their plays. This is the most popular scoring method in muggins and bergen, and some games involving blocking, such as matador, chicken foot, and Mexican train.

In addition to the traditional 28-piece classic set, domino sets are available in a variety of shapes and materials. Traditionally, the dominoes in a classic set are made from bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory or a dark hardwood such as ebony, with contrasting black or white pips. Some modern sets are made from plastic, although some people prefer to use woods that give the dominoes a more interesting and appealing look.

Besides being used for playing dominoes, these tiles can be arranged to create a work of art. These artistic arrangements can include grids that form pictures when they fall, stacked walls, and 3-D structures such as towers and pyramids. Lily Hevesh, who uses the YouTube username Hevesh5, is an acclaimed domino artist. She has built spectacular domino setups for movies, TV shows, and events—including an album launch for Katy Perry.

Domino has been a career mercenary and bodyguard but was drawn into more social circles when she began dating the genius Milo Thurman. After their breakup, she joined the Six Pack and became a recurring ally of Cable. She has also served as a member of X-Force and worked in the Hong Kong branch of X-Corporation.

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