Dominoes

Players match tile ends from a double-six set in two- to four-player rounds, a fixture of coffeehouse tables across the Arab world.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda.

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.