dominoes
Pip-marked rectangles
Dominoes is a game played with rectangular tiles divided into two squares, each marked with dots (pips) indicating value.
Players match ends with equal pip counts, building chains across a table.
The tiles themselves are also called dominoes.
A single tile is a domino.
The domino effect describes a chain reaction where one event triggers others in sequence—like toppling dominoes stood on end.
Flat covering pieces
- pipsSeeds or dots
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
- spinnerThing that rotates
boneyard · blocking · Mexican train · draw · shuffle · hand · round · match
Strategic board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- mahjongChinese matching tile game
- cribbagePegged card game
- mancalaCount-and-sow board game
checkers · Catan · Carcassonne · rummy · spades · uno · cards · dice games
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- topplingCausing to collapse
- fallingMoving downward freely
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
trigger · collapse · ripple · knock-on · momentum · setup · spacing · alignment
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- funAmusement or pleasure
recreation · bonding · entertainment · game night · club · group · snacks · conversation
Gapless plane coverage
- motifRecurring thematic element
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- repetitionAct of redoing
grid · spotted · black and white · decorative · inlay · symmetry · geometric · rectangular
Clothing for portrayal
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
- eye maskFabric strip blocking light
harlequin · ball · theatrical · mystery · disguise · black and white
Conveyance of goods
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- carryoutFood ordered for elsewhere
- stuffed crustCheese-injected pizza perimeter
- breadsticksBaked elongated snack rolls
chain restaurant · wings · fast food · ordering · coupon
Determining quantity sequentially
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- positioningArranging in specific locations
endgame · opening · board control · deduction · defensive play · reading opponents · setup
tiles
Flat covering pieces
spinner · boneyard · blocking · Mexican train · draw · shuffle · hand · round · match · players
chess
Strategic board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- mahjongChinese matching tile game
- cribbagePegged card game
mancala · checkers · Catan · Carcassonne · rummy · spades · uno · cards · dice games · board games
cascade
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- topplingCausing to collapse
- fallingMoving downward freely
sequence · trigger · collapse · ripple · knock-on · momentum · setup · spacing · alignment · patterns
party
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
fun · recreation · bonding · entertainment · game night · club · group · snacks · conversation · laughter
tessellation
Gapless plane coverage
- motifRecurring thematic element
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
repetition · grid · spotted · black and white · decorative · inlay · symmetry · geometric · rectangular · dotted
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
eye mask · harlequin · ball · theatrical · mystery · disguise · black and white
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- carryoutFood ordered for elsewhere
- stuffed crustCheese-injected pizza perimeter
chain restaurant · breadsticks · wings · fast food · ordering · coupon
counting
Determining quantity sequentially
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- anticipationState of awaiting something
positioning · endgame · opening · board control · deduction · defensive play · reading opponents · setup
- tabletop gamesboard games, board game, card games, card game, backgammon
- game nightboard games, card games, players, turns, rules
- pub gamesdarts, snooker, skittles, cribbage, pub quiz
- Spanish CaribbeanCuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Havana, San Juan
- black and whitezebra, panda, orca, penguin, dalmatian
- folk gamesbocce, boules, petanque, horseshoes, quoits
dominoesfirebreak
Cleared barrier against flames
isolation · containment · circuit breaker · quarantine · independence
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
- domino theoryContagious political collapse belief
- domino maskFacial covering around eyes
- domino setBoxed pip-marked tiles
- first domino
- Fats Domino