Dominoes

=** Dominoes **= = = = The Game of Dominoes = =** Dominoes are a largely popular game around the world. There are many different ways to play, here are just two of them; one is the way that most kids play. That is where you stand dominoes up in a line or pattern and push the first dominoe down, this will cause a chain reaction and all of the domioes will fall down. The classic way to play is one player will put his dominoes down, typically in a line. The other player's objective is to block the other player's pattern. After the game is finished, each player will count the pips left in their hand. Whoever has more pips in their hand, wins the game. **= = = =** The Inventor **= =** They were invented by a soldier by the name of Hung Ming. This man was a heroic soldier that is famous among people in China. Many Chinese soldiers look up to Hung Ming today. **= = = =** Why Was the Dominoe Invented? **= =** He invented them because the falling of dominoes made loud sounds in the night, these sounds would keep the other soldiers awake in case of a surprize attack. Also, the dominoes could be used as a game if the soldiers got bored. Hung Ming invented the dominoe around the year two hundred A.D. Today, we use dominoes for a game, not to keep soldiers awake. **= = = =** Where Was the Dominoe Invented? **= =** Nobody knows excactly where the domino was invented, but many people do know that they were invented in a Chinese military camp. **=