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A Day of Dominoes
Every year,
domino enthusiasts congregate to break world records.
When the
click-clack sounds of
shuffling tiles
are heard, most people in Asia
automatically
think of Mahjong. But there is another
game — dominoes — that is a Chinese invention, and it ___1___
AD 1120. Initially,
dominoes only had 21 tiles, each of which ___2___ a result
of throwing two six-sided
dice. The
tiles are mostly made of plastic now, but they used to
be carved from ivory or bone, which
___3___ the game's
nickname, "bones."
The game went through many changes as it was
passed on from China to India
to Europe, and now modern sets of dominoes have seven
___4___ tiles with
blanks on them.
There are ___5___ ways to play the game of dominoes,
but what they are mostly known for is being
lined up
and knocked down.
Every year in the middle of November, domino
enthusiasts from around the world ___6___
together in the Netherlands to try to
break world records
for Domino Day. They methodically line
up millions of dominoes front to back and then push one
over to start a chain ___7___. Soon, dominoes are flying
left and right as well as up and down ladders, stairs,
and swings.
Every year, Domino Day has to
up the ante
with over-the-top theatrics to keep
viewers interested, and 2008 was no ___8___. The goal of
last year's Domino Day was to ___9___ a world record by
toppling more than 4.3
million dominoes within a two-hour TV program.
Eighty-five people from 13 different countries spent a
greater part of the year planning this feat,
and then eight weeks setting up the
dominoes. When the program ___10___, a former Miss Finland
was suspended
from the ceiling. She was lowered down to
flick
over the first domino, and soon another world record was
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A Day of Dominoes
Every year,
domino enthusiasts congregate to break world records.
When the
click-clack sounds of shuffling tiles
are heard, most people in Asia
automatically
think of Mahjong. But there is another
game — dominoes — that is a Chinese invention, and it
dates back to
AD 1120. Initially,
dominoes only had 21 tiles, each of which
represented a result
of throwing two six-sided dice. The
tiles are mostly made of plastic now, but they used to
be carved from ivory or bone, which
led to the game's nickname, "bones."
The game went through many changes as it was
passed on from China to India
to Europe, and now modern sets of dominoes have seven
additional tiles with blanks on them.
There are a variety of ways to play the game of dominoes,
but what they are mostly known for is being
lined up
and knocked down.
Every year in the middle of November, domino
enthusiasts from around the world
gather
together in the Netherlands to try to
break world records
for Domino Day. They methodically line
up millions of dominoes front to back and then push one
over to start a chain reaction. Soon, dominoes are flying
left and right as well as up and down ladders, stairs,
and swings.
Every year, Domino Day has to
up the ante
with over-the-top theatrics to keep
viewers interested, and 2008 was no
exception. The goal of
last year's Domino Day was to
set a world record by
toppling more than 4.3
million dominoes within a two-hour TV program.
Eighty-five people from 13 different countries spent a
greater part of the year planning this feat,
and then eight weeks setting up the dominoes. When the
program commenced, a former Miss Finland
was suspended
from the ceiling. She was lowered down to
flick
over the first domino, and soon another world record was
knocked down.
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