What are dominoes?

Dominoes are little flat rectangles that you can line up and knock over to make a fun chain reaction.

Bold key terms like domino help us remember what we're talking about, just like how bold words in books stand out to catch your eye.

Imagine you have a row of blocks on the floor, when you push the first one, it hits the second one, which hits the third, and so on until they all fall down. That's what dominoes do, but instead of big blocks, you use small flat ones that are easy to stack.

When you play with dominoes, you often try to make long lines or even patterns. Some people like to arrange them in tricky shapes so when they fall, it looks like a fun picture, kind of like building with lego blocks but with falling pieces instead!

You can use just one color or many different colors, and the more dominoes you have, the bigger your chain reaction can be. It's a game that feels simple at first, but you can make it as complicated as you want!