page_title: Dominoes
section_title: Competitive play
hierarchical_section_title: Dominoes / Competitive play
caption_attribution_description: Аҧсшәа: Монета «Адомино азы адунеи Ачемпионат Аҧсны 2011», 10 ҧсарк, 2011, араӡны 925, ашьҭахьтәи аган English: Coin «World Domino Championship Abkhazia 2011», 10 apsars, 2011, Ag925, reverse Հայերեն: «2011 թ․ դոմինոյի աշխարհի առաջնություն» հուշադրամ, 10 ափսար, 2011, 925 հարգի արծաթ, դարձերես Русский: Монета «Чемпионат мира по домино Абхазия 2011», 10 апсаров, 2011, серебро 925, реверс
context_page_description: Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with rectangular "domino" tiles. Each domino is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of spots or is blank. The backs of the dominoes in a set are indistinguishable, either blank or having some common design. The domino gaming pieces make up a domino set, sometimes called a deck or pack. The traditional Sino-European domino set consists of 28 dominoes, featuring all combinations of spot counts between zero and six. A domino set is a generic gaming device, similar to playing cards or dice, in that a variety of games can be played with a set.
  The earliest mention of dominoes is from Song dynasty China found in the text Former Events in Wulin by Zhou Mi. Modern dominoes first appeared in Italy during the 18th century, but how Chinese dominoes developed into the modern game is unknown. Italian missionaries in China may have brought the game to Europe.
  The name "domino" is most likely from the resemblance to a kind of carnival costume worn during the Venetian Carnival, often consisting of a black-hooded robe and a white mask.
context_section_description: Dominoes is played at a professional level, similar to poker. Numerous organisations and clubs of amateur domino players exist around the world. Some organizations organize international competitions.
caption: Commemorative Coin of the 2011 Domino World Championship in Abkhazia
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