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."
A Spot of Bother A Spot of Bother A Spot of Bother is the second adult novel by Mark Haddon, who is best known for his prize-winning first novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". Like "Curious Incident", "A Spot of Bother" examines mental health issues from the perspective of the patient. An excerpt from "A Spot of Bother" (at that point titled Blood and Scissors) was published in the book "New Beginnings", the proceeds from which were donated to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The book was adapted into a film in 2009 (""). The novel follows