''Atari's Dominos'' is a one, two or four-player video action game packaged in its own distinctively styled upright cabinet that rest directly on the floor.

Gameplay

Gameplay is a variation of the

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genre, in which players compete by surrounding each other with lines of dominos. Players change direction via a set of four directional buttons representing up, down, right, and left respectively. A player loses when they hit a wall, their own dominos, or their opponent's, at which point all the dominos in their line "fall" down. At the end of each round, a point is awarded to the winner of that round until the end point goal is reached. The point goal can be 3, 4, 5, or 6 points.

Development

A 23-inch TV

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is mounted in the top front of the

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, with the monitor viewing screen tilted back from vertical. The TV monitor viewing screen is covered with

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panel. ''Dominos'' came in an upright two-player cabinet as well as a four-player cocktail cabinet. All cabinets were produced in 1976 and originally released in 1977.

References

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