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Encyclopedia ID 578
Slam dominoes
Also known as Dominoes
Rum-shop partnership dominoes.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Barbados.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.
Sources
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