Here I am again, part of a square.
But I could be part of a different shape and still be called “dice.” And I’ve been around for centuries.
Wikipedia page about dice
Culin, Stewart. Chinese Games with Dice and Dominoes. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1895. Accessed January 19, 2017.
I’m on a tile, an important part of a “domino,” and I’m ancient.
Dominoes. Page prepared by Wikipedia
Culin, Stewart. Chinese Games with Dice and Dominoes. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1895. Accessed January 19, 2017.
I’m part of connect-the-dots, dot-to-dot, and join-the-dots puzzles and exercises most often designed to entertain and educate. Dots typically are marked with numbers or other symbols.
Even a simple connect-the-dots puzzle has significance.
And hats off to Lego for inspiring everyone to connect me with their imagination—one (dotted) block at a time.