Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Dominoes


Dominoes

Domino games have been played by kings and presidents. The oldest known domino set was found in Tutankhamen's tomb, among the ruins of Thebes. Tutankhamen was king of ancient Egypt in the 18th dynasty, 1355 BC. The set is now in King Tutankhamen's Museum, Cairo, Egypt. According to historians, a Chinese set, with 32 pieces, existed in the year 1120 AD. President Lyndon B. Johnson was a devotee of dominoes and played with friends in Texas.
Many different domino sets have been used for centuries in various parts of world to play a variety of domino games. Dominoes are played by grown-ups and young people throughout the world.

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