Domino is a game where you line up pieces of a domino set—often called bones, cards, tiles, or stones—and they fall over when one is pushed over. It’s mesmerizing to watch the sequence of hundreds or even thousands of dominoes that stand up and resist movement until a single tiny nudge causes them all to topple. Domino sets can be made with straight lines, curved lines, grids that form pictures when they fall, stacked walls, 3D structures like towers and pyramids, and more. In fact, people compete in domino shows where they build these complex chains in front of an audience of fans.
The most common domino game is a form of strategy called positioning games, where you place dominoes edge to edge against one another so that the adjacent faces match up—for example, an empty space is next to an even number or a matching color. Other popular domino games involve scoring points or blocking opponents. Some of these can be played by more than two players. You can also play solitaire and trick-taking games with dominoes. These were once very popular in some parts of the world to circumvent religious prohibitions against playing cards.
In comics, Domino is a superhuman who has the ability to control probability in her surroundings, making it more likely that certain things will happen. She can telekinetically initiate random psionic acts that alter the odds in her favor, and she can also use this power to create a field of probability that affects anyone within a very close radius.
Her powers allow her to move and shoot with incredible speed and accuracy. She is a skilled markswoman and an adept athlete, and she has training in various combat techniques and martial arts. She is fluent in multiple languages, and she carries a wide range of weapons including various firearms and a staff that fires unspecified ammunition.
During Operation: Zero Tolerance, Domino was captured by a Prime Sentinel named Ekaterina Gryaznova. Gryaznova resented Domino for critically injuring her three years previously while rescuing Dr. Rebecca Schuyler. In revenge, she had Domino implanted with a neural blocker that interferes with synaptic relays and reduces her strength and coordination. Fortunately, Jesse Aaronson was able to temporarily disable the device using his power of disruption machinery.
Just as a domino’s inertia can make it hard to push over, the same is true of some learning challenges. Compensating for a student’s weaknesses can impact their learning and prevent them from developing the skills they need to succeed. Just as the domino effect can have a huge impact, so too can correcting the problem early.