Matador (domino game) number of spots), each player gets five dominoes, with the leftover dominoes set aside in an area known as the "boneyard." During play, players must connect either end of the domino line not with a matching number on either end, but one causing the two connecting ends to have a total of seven pips, i. e. a six-spot end must be connected with a one-spot one, a four-spot with a three-spot, and a two-spot with a five-spot. Doubles are placed endwise and count the same as single dominoes. Blanks are closed to play of any domino other than a "matador."
Domino mask Domino mask A domino mask (from Latin "dominus", "lord", and Medieval Latin "masca", "specter") is a small, often rounded mask covering only the eyes and the space between them. The masks have seen special prevalence since the 18th century, where they have become traditional wear in particular local manifestations of Carnival, particularly with Venetian Carnival. Domino masks have found their way into a variety of high and popular art forms. The name in use to describe this partial mask derives from the Latin for dominus, for "lord" or "master", combined with the word mask (itself deriving from medieval Latin "masca",