4.B.14. DOMINOES, ETC.
R. C. Bell. Games to Play. 1988. Op. cit. in 4.B.13. P. 136 gives some history. The Académie Français adopted the word for both the pieces and the game in 1790 and it was generally thought that they were an 18C invention. However, a domino was found on the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545, and a record of Henry VIII (reigned 1509-1547) losing £450 at dominoes has been found.
Bell, p. 131, describes the modern variant Tri-Ominos which are triangular pieces with values at the corners. They were marketed c1970 and marked © Pressman Toy Corporation, NY.
Hexadoms are hexagonal pieces with numbers on the edges -- opposite edges have the same numbers. These were also marketed in the early 1970s -- I have a set made by Louis Marx, Swansea, but there is no date on it.
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