Domino, a game of matching and knocking down tiles, is a great way to build motor skills. It can also be used to teach sequencing, cooperation and planning. Dominoes are cousins of playing cards, and they have been around for centuries. They are found in a wide variety of games, and people compete in domino shows where they set up complicated sequences and reactions in front of an audience of fans.

Dominoes can be played with two or more players and require a standard double-six set of 28 tiles. They are shuffled face down to form the boneyard, and each player draws seven tiles. The first player to play a tile of the appropriate value (called a “bone”) must lay it on-edge in front of them, or “set” it. Once the bone has been set, it is called a “lead.” The player must then select and place one of their own bones that is a match for the open end of the lead. Each subsequent player plays a bone that matches the open end of the previous bones played, or “follows” the lead.

The most common domino games are Block and Draw. These games can be played with any number of players and a variety of sets. The most common set of dominoes, a double-six set, is usually used in the West, but four players can play with a double-twelve or double-nine set. The games may be played with different rules, but the basic principles are the same.

In the beginning, Domino’s was a company that was built on a simple business model. It was a delivery service, and it grew quickly by strategically placing pizzerias in the right locations, like near college campuses. In 2004, the company suffered a major leadership change and began to lose momentum.

To maintain growth, the company needed to find new ways to attract customers and keep them coming back for more. To do this, they started to offer products that weren’t pizza. They also focused on cutting-edge technology that could be developed at their World Resource Center in Ann Arbor.

While this strategy was successful in the short term, it didn’t address the underlying problems that the company faced. This led to a series of events that could have spelled disaster for the company. Luckily, Domino’s was able to recover from these challenges with the help of a few key changes.