3888 x 2592 px | 32,9 x 21,9 cm | 13 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
4 aprile 2011
Altre informazioni:
Originally an Ancient Chinese game, domino has been a part of Cuban culture for generations.Typically, domino is played with 4 players making up 2 teams of partners. Yet describing the basics of the game beyond this is complicated, as there are various forms of domino played throughout the island. In the Oriente, the eastern portion of the island famous for cane fields, beautiful landscapes and being the birthplace of the Cuban struggle for Independence, Cubans play a more basic version of domino. In the traditional domino of the Oriente, the game is played with 28 pieces, from 0-0 to 6-6, and the game ends when one team reaches 20 points. In Habana, the game is played with 55 pieces, from 0-0 to 9-9, and the game ends when one team reaches 100 points.For Cubans, who love arguing as much as cafecito and chicharron, the merits of either form of domino versus the other is as good a topic as any for debate.In Habana, the game starts much like Scrabble. The fichas (**if you see an italicized word that you do not recognize, scroll to the guide at the bottom for help) are all turned face down and shuffled around the table. Then each player selects 10 fichas and places them in his or her fichero so no one else can see them. The player with the highest double piece plays that piece to start the game (in the Oriente, this would be 6-6, in Habana, 9-9). If none of the layers have the 6-6 or 9-9, the next highest piece starts. And so the game goes on, playing by matching numbers to the pieces played at either extreme of the board (or cabeza) until someone runs out of pieces or no one has a move. Several rounds of this sort are played until a pair will have sufficient points to win the entire game.for Cubans, domino more than just a game
