A game of dominoes is a family of tile-based games. The game pieces are rectangular tiles with square ends marked with spots. Players move their pieces in a row by placing them on the floor. When all the pieces are in place, they win. The goal is to accumulate as many points as possible.
Chinese dominoes
Chinese dominoes are an ancient board game with a long history. European travelers to the Far East reported seeing them during the Renaissance, and the game remains popular in many Asian countries. Chinese dominoes look quite different from their Western counterparts and are played differently. The dominoes are made of a hard, black material and have colored spots.
The game has two major variations, both of which are popular today. European dominoes are a straightforward game of matching pairs of tiles, while Chinese dominoes are more strategic. Western-style dominoes have blank ends, but the original Chinese game had two ends with 21 possible combinations. Each player takes turns placing a tile from a row. In the final round, the player with the most points wins.
Five-Up
Five-Up domino is a variant of dominoes that was developed more than 50 years ago. The game originated in San Francisco, where the International Domino Association was founded. Dominic Armanino developed the game, which was a popular competition game in the Southwestern United States. The name of the game derives from the fact that each player is dealt two hands.
Five-Up is a point type domino game that can be played with two to four players. It is played with a cribbage board, and is usually played as a partnership of two. Five-Up is closely related to Fives, but it is not the same game. The game was developed in the 1950s by Dominic C. Armanino, who later went on to write several books on dominoes.
Draw game
The Draw Game in Domino is a simple but popular variation. The objective of the game is to create an enclosed space of at least 100 points, before your opponent does. Each time a cell is created, you score one point. If you can make more than 100 points in one game, you win a bonus play. Draw games are easy to play and are fun for groups of two to four players. There are hundreds of variations of this classic game, including a game called Hector’s Rules.
John F. Kennedy’s support for the Ngo Dinh Diem regime
In the summer of 1961, US President John F. Kennedy visited Vietnam as part of a tour of Asia and the Middle East. At the time, the French were embroiled in a bloody conflict against communist insurgents led by Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap. Kennedy met with senior military and political figures but he came away with a negative view of the country.
The US President urged Diem to implement political reforms in Vietnam. He promised but never delivered. The Americans’ urging for political reforms did little to change the fate of the Saigon government.