Domino is a game in which players attempt to build a line of dominoes on the table by placing tiles with matching pips. As each player makes a play, the domino chain grows in length until one of the dominoes on either end shows the same number as the tile being played. This results in the player “stitching up” the ends of the chain.

Each domino is a rectangular tile with two squares, called ends, that have numbers printed on them. Each number corresponds to a specific value of the piece, usually from six pips down to none or blank. The value of a particular end is the domino’s rank or weight. The more a domino weighs, the higher its rank is.

A domino is normally twice as long as it is wide, which makes it easy to stack. The most common domino sets have eight pips on each end, but larger sets of dominoes exist, with up to 18 pips.

There are many games that can be played with domino, and the rules of each are determined by the game’s creator. In general, the winner of a game is the first person to complete all of the dominoes in his or her hand or on the table, whichever is applicable. It is also common for a winning score to be determined by counting the number of pips left in the losing players’ hands at the end of a hand or game.

The most popular games include double-nine, a form of rummy, and the more complex double-six. There are also a variety of other games, including domino battleships and domino slam.

A major challenge in playing domino is overcoming the tendency of the pieces to get stuck together. This problem can be resolved by playing on a smooth, hard surface, and by not placing too many dominoes on the table at once. It is also helpful to shuffle the dominoes often, and to place them in such a way that each player can see all of them.

The Domino’s pizza company has a lot of success to its name, but it hasn’t always been the case. In fact, the business was once so troubled that it had to change its entire culture in order to survive. The company’s previous CEO, David Brandon, decided that Domino’s needed to champion its customers by listening to their complaints and taking action accordingly. When Doyle became the new CEO of Domino’s, he continued to emphasize this value and take steps to improve the company. This has led to an increase in the number of Domino’s locations, as well as innovations like ordering your favorite pizza by emoji or Amazon Echo device.