Dominos is a well known food chain that serves pizza, appetizers, pastas, cakes and other foods. It has over 4,500 stores worldwide. Domino’s believes that think global, act local is the way to success. The company also believes in the importance of listening to customers. They do this through their online surveys and letting the customer know they are hearing them.

Dominoes have been around for a long time and they have influenced culture in many ways. In the United States, they are a popular game with kids and are used in learning to count. There are many different games that can be played with dominoes and each one has a specific purpose. One of the most popular is called “the chain reaction” where players place dominoes in a row and then push a single domino so that it falls over all of the other ones, like an endless chain reaction.

A domino is any of 28 small, oblong pieces marked with 0-6 pips in each half. The word domino comes from the Latin word for lord or master, and was first recorded in English in the early 18th century. Originally, dominoes were made of bone or silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), and they usually had contrasting black or white pips inlaid or painted on them. Larger sets were sometimes made of other natural materials, such as stone (e.g., marble or soapstone); other woods (such as ebony); metals; and even ceramic clay.

The most basic domino games are the blocking and draw games for two or more players. A double-six set is typically used for these games, which require that each player place a domino edge to edge with another, matching the total number of pips on both of them. The resulting tiles are then drawn at random, with each player drawing as many as seven. The remaining tiles are then stacked face down and called the stock or boneyard.

These dominoes have a special property: When one is knocked over, much of its potential energy converts to kinetic energy that gives it the push to knock over the next domino. This process continues until all of the dominoes have fallen over.

Similarly, in writing, each scene acts as a domino that naturally influences the next one. A writer needs to make sure that the dominoes in their story logically connect, and that the emotional beats of the scenes shift as they should.

For example, a character’s goal should shift as they move through the story and that change is reflected in the actions of the characters. Often, the domino effect can be used as a tool for developing a character’s backstory or illustrating an argument. This technique can be especially useful for nonfiction writers who are trying to convey an idea that might be difficult to illustrate in a short amount of text. The domino theory suggests that a political event in one country will have a similar impact on neighbouring countries, as though an upended domino fell over all the other dominoes.