Domino is a game of skill that involves placing tiles edge-to-edge on a flat surface, such as a table. Each tile has a number of pips or dots that indicate its value in the game. The first player to place all of his or her tiles wins the game. Each subsequent turn begins with the first player re-placing his or her dominoes so that their numbers match up. The goal is to make the most valuable domino set possible, while limiting other players’ opportunities.
Domino was first introduced to the West in the mid-18th century. The first European domino sets were made from tin, but later the pieces were molded from bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory or a dark hardwood such as ebony with a contrasting color, typically black. Some sets are carved with a design or text.
Hevesh is an expert at creating 3-D domino displays, but she’s also familiar with a more flat arrangement. She makes test versions of each section of a display, and films them in slow motion. This helps her to pinpoint what works and doesn’t work. Once she’s happy with each individual element, she puts them all together. She starts with the largest 3-D sections, then adds flat arrangements and finally lines of dominoes that connect all the sections together.
The name Domino is derived from the Latin word dominus, meaning “lord” or “master”. In addition to its role as a game, the domino has become an architectural symbol. It is widely regarded as an elegant and aesthetically pleasing way to display information, particularly numerical data. Its simple elegance has made it an emblem of modernism. The word Domino has also been incorporated into popular culture as a reference to an event, person or idea, often having come to refer to any kind of chain reaction.
As a brand, Domino is known for its pizza delivery service and its eponymous print magazine, which has been ranked as the top new launch by Adweek and a Hot List Startup by Media Industry Newsletter in its first year of operation. The magazine has expanded its reach to include a line of furniture in collaboration with Crate and Barrel, an e-commerce site, and a podcast series called Design Time, featuring interviews with the likes of Ayesha Curry and Bobby Berk.
As an X-Men character, Domino was recruited by Professor X into the mutant rights monitoring X-Corporation. She is able to track down mutants for the company, and was involved in a mission to Hong Kong with the now-deceased X-Force team to stop John Sublime from harvesting body parts to create new mutants. She was later seen in the X-Men film Deadpool 2 as a member of Code Red, an elite squad hunted for mutants by the government. Her super-speed and “luck” ability allow her to keep up with the fast-paced action of the film. However, her quick reflexes and luck are not enough to save her from a bullet shot by The Right.