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On Dominoes

10•6•2025

I've always been a fan of all sorts of card games. Spades, Ratscrew, Jacks, and Stud are some of my favorites. However, a new game has come to my attention, and I am just enthralled by it. The name of the game is Texas 42. It's a trick taking game, one of my favorite styles, but with a twist. Instead of cards, you play with a hand comprised of double-six dominoes. Two simple numbers now take the place of suites and ranks. Something about the shift from cards to dominoes really tickles my fancy. The act of fighting against gravity to overcome the uneven, 200 gram heaft of a one-sided domino while rubbing your fingers along the crater-like pips dotted on its surface is a cocophony of pleasing physicality.

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