Few people know that the domino game comes from ancient China, where it was called "Bone Tablets", and owes its origin to an even older dice game.

By the way, there was no zero point ("soap" on the Chinese tablets, as well as on the bones. It appeared in Europe, where the domino was brought by the Venetian Marco Polo. At first, this game was played by monks, then it migrated from Italy to France, and at the end of the XVIII century it appeared in England.

Dominoes are small plates, traditionally made of ivory or just bone with small, round inserts of ebony. These plates were used in many games.

The name "domino" comes from this combination of white and black colors. "Domino" is a French word. This is what the Christian priests called the winter garment, which was black on the outside and white on the inside. "Domino" is also a type of mask representing a black and white motif.

The time of origin of the domino is approximately the XII century AD (from 112. Dominoes, although quite common