A domino is a small rectangular block used as a gaming object. Commonly referred to as bones, men, pieces, or stones, dominoes typically measure twice their width in length with two square ends that feature dots marked as “pips.” Dominoes can be made out of many materials including bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl) mother of pearl ivory dark hardwood such as ebony featuring black dots (known as pips). Other materials like marble granite soapstone metal or polymer clay may also be employed when crafting sets – recent examples being created out of polymer clay or frosted glass!
A domino can be used in many games, most commonly fives-and-threes – a skill game in which each player holds one domino in hand and scores points by placing it edge-to-edge against another of equal or lesser value until it falls. Or the game can be played two against two, with scoring calculated using both end tiles rather than each domino individually.
The domino effect is a term in business that describes the chain reaction of events when one event impacts another. Within an organization, this could refer to any change in policy, process or system which leads to changes elsewhere within it – for instance when an organization introduces a new delivery vehicle that requires more staff for operation; other areas must then make modifications as a consequence of this new delivery vehicle requiring more people.
Domino’s Pizza has taken steps to change their corporate culture in response to high employee turnover rates, relaxing dress codes and offering training programs designed to make employees feel more at home in their work environments – leading to improved productivity levels and enhanced customer experiences.
Domino’s also implements an undercover boss program where its CEO goes out into the field and works directly with their employees to assess what they require to become more productive and improve customer service and build an efficient delivery service. This has proven extremely successful.
Writing stories involves depicting events with an impactful domino effect to show readers logically how one event leads to another. If a character acts contrary to society norms, however, writers must provide enough justification so readers either accept his decision or continue admiring him as their hero.
Writers using the domino analogy should make sure each scene contributes towards raising tension and keeping readers’ interest by being necessary and relevant to its overall plot arc. Any scene which does not add anything new should be removed from consideration and removed altogether from her novel’s text.