Domino is a mutant with the ability to shift probability. She’s an expert weapons user and a formidable martial artist. She is also a skilled linguist.
In most domino games, a line of play is formed by playing tiles. This line of play may be played lengthwise or crosswise, depending on the game rules.
Rules
Players draw dominoes from a stock and make their plays, usually by matching the numbers on the exposed ends of the tiles. A line of tiles is formed on the table called the line of play. The rules for domino vary from game to game, but the basic instructions are shown on this site under Line of Play.
Some games include a spinner, which makes it possible to play off all four ends. When this happens, a double can be played on its own and still count as one end of the line of play.
In most block games, the player who draws the highest double starts the first hand. Others use a random start method or draw lots for the first turn. Often the dominoes left over at the end of a hand or game are called a boneyard. These remain on the board and can be used for scoring purposes. Some variations count the number of pips in each losing player’s hand.
Variations
Domino is a game that involves playing a series of dominoes to form a pattern. It can be played in many different ways, and each variant has its own rules. The game can be played with straight lines, curved lines, grids that form pictures, or 3D structures. It can also be a competition between players.
The game ends when one player has no tiles left in their hand or cannot play any more. The winner scores the total value of the opponent’s remaining dominoes minus their own. This is based on the number of open-end pips on each domino and may include the player’s last tile or a combination of all their open end pips.
The highest scoring domino is the lowest double, and each domino that a player can’t play on leaves an open train for other players to add onto. This speeding up the game and allowing players to extend their trains. Players can also use a train marker to identify an end of their train that cannot be played upon.
Materials
Depending on the game being played, it can be scored using a number of different materials. Modern commercial domino sets are often made of plastics, metals or wood. In some cases, special sheets of paper can be used for scoring purposes.
Domino’s powers are based on the laws of probability. She can manipulate odds and shift the probabilities of a given event to her advantage. She also is an expert in weapons and a gifted martial artist.
In the past, Domino was part of a team of mutants called X-Force. She was a freelance mercenary who worked for both good and evil organizations. Later, she was captured by the Undying alien Aentaeros and implanted with a neural inhibitor. The device caused her reflexes and reaction times to become erratic. Afterward, she rejoined X-Force and teamed up with Cable before becoming a member of the cyborg Reavers. She was rescued by the mutant Jesse Aaronson, who used his technology disrupting powers to deactivate her implant.
Scoring
Domino is a mutant who can manipulate the laws of probability to shift odds in her favor. A skilled weapons expert, she is also an accomplished linguist and athlete. A member of the Six Pack, she allied with Cable and helped him reshape X-Force during the events of Reality-295.
Most domino games are blocking games in which a player’s goal is to empty his or her hand while blocking opponents’ attempts to do the same. The winner of an end scores points based on the value of dominoes still in opponents’ hands, usually rounded to the nearest multiple of five.
Typically, players may only join dominoes that match — for example, a 6 touching a 4 or a double facing a double. Once joined, dominoes are played lengthwise, with chains sprouting off both ends. The exposed end of a domino is sometimes called the spinner. Domino and her team worked undercover as a camera crew to infiltrate a facility where the government’s Operation Zero Tolerance was conducting anti-mutant research.