What’s in a Set of Dominoes?
Ever wondered what makes up a set of dominoes? It’s not just some pieces with dots. There’s more to it, especially if you’re thinking about customizing your own set. As the owner of Kangjie, a company that specializes in custom wooden games, let me break it down for you. A standard set of dominoes includes […]
How Similar Are Dominoes and Mahjong?
Dominoes and mahjong are both tile games played at a table, both involve drawing and discarding, and both are often photographed side by side in the same product category. Beyond that, they are not really relatives. They differ in tile count, in how much information is hidden, in what a turn actually consists of, and […]
How Many Ways Can Dominoes Be Played?
The number usually quoted is “over 300”, and it is worth knowing where that comes from: nowhere in particular. Nobody has counted. What the figure actually represents is the number of local house-rule variants that have been written down at some point, and it is not a useful number for deciding what to play. What […]
What is the Best Game to Play in Summer?
Summer puts three constraints on a game that the rest of the year does not: it is hot enough that running is a deterrent, the group is usually larger and mixed in age, and the ground is either hard and dry or soft and uneven. A game that ignores those constraints gets set up once […]
What Games Can 4 People Play Together?
Four is an awkward number for games, and it is worth understanding why before choosing one. Most games are built for two, which makes four a crowd, or for six or more, which makes four a thin table. The games that genuinely work for four are the ones designed around two-a-side play or around four […]
How far should you put the boards apart in cornhole?
Twenty-seven feet, measured from the front edge of one board to the front edge of the other. That is the regulation distance, it is 8.23 metres, and it is the number every other cornhole question depends on. Most backyard games are set up far too short, because 27 feet looks like a lot when you […]