A domino is a small rectangular wood or plastic block used as a gaming object. Its ends are marked with pips resembling those on dice.
The most common type of domino is a double-six, with six pips on each end. These can be stacked in a row or in two parallel rows. Dominoes may also be made with other numbers of pips, or with any number of asymmetrical sides.
Dominoes are often played with more than one person. The goal is to score points by laying one domino over another so that the exposed ends match (i.e., one’s touch two’s, two’s touch three’s, etc.) When the exposed ends total a multiple of five, the player wins.
In some games, a single player can win by playing all of his or her dominoes before any opposing players can play their last ones. This is known as “chipping out.” In other games, when a player cannot play any more of his or her dominoes, the game stops, and the winner is the partner whose combined sum of all their remaining pips is the lowest.
Hevesh began setting up dominoes at the age of 9, when her grandparents gave her the classic 28-pack. She was fascinated by their potential for creating elaborate lines of dominoes that fell, one after another.
Some of her largest creations take several nail-biting minutes to fall. They are made up of hundreds or thousands of dominoes, and Hevesh says that one physical phenomenon is essential for her designs: gravity. As a domino tumbles, it exerts a force on the next domino in line that pulls it toward Earth and causes it to push on the domino behind it.
Using the Domino Effect in Leadership
A Domino effect is a theory of change that states that when one change in behavior leads to a shift in related behaviors, the effects can continue to build on each other like dominoes falling one after the other. This theory is often applied to business and leadership. For example, if an employee takes on more responsibilities at work, it can lead to other employees taking on more tasks and so forth.
Whether it’s in the workplace or in fiction, domino effects are useful because they can help authors advance the plot of their stories or books. These scene dominoes may be insignificant by themselves, but when they are arranged in the right order, they can have a powerful impact.
When a novelist uses the Domino Effect in his or her writing, it typically means that the events in the story will naturally lead to the climax of the book. This can help the author avoid a dreaded slow patch or even a sagging middle. It can also ensure that the reader understands how the story ends. In addition, the use of this technique in a novel can add an element of suspense to the story and keep readers engaged.