Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of spots or is blank. The backs of the tiles in a set are indistinguishable, either blank or having some common design. The gaming pieces make up a domino set, sometimes called a deck or pack. The traditional European domino set consists of 28 tiles, also known as pieces, bones, rocks, stones, men, cards or just dominoes, featuring all combinations of spot counts between zero and six. A domino set is a generic gaming device, similar to playing cards or dice, in that a variety of games can be played with a set. Another form of entertainment using domino pieces is the practice of domino toppling.
Dominoes
A boxed domino set dating from the late 19th or early 20th century
Dominoes
Dutch sailors playing dominoes, 1890s
Dice are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing games, and games of chance.
Four traditional dice showing all six different sides.
Composite image of all sides of a 12 mm (1⁄2 in) Roman die, found in Leicestershire, England
Roman wall painting showing two dice-players, Pompeii, 1st century
Knucklebones die, made of soapstone