About 20 people participated in a Dominos tournament Monday afternoon through an event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

The event was organized by the Multicultural Student Affairs office and the Latino Collaborative. Students played in teams of two and worked their way through a bracket system, playing the best of four or five games before advancing. 

For some students like Sara Howard, a sophomore in business administration, 

the event was the first time they had ever played dominos.

“I loved it,” Howard said, excited to have won one of the four rounds of play in her match-up. 

Dominos originated in China, but is frequently played throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico. The goal of the game is to be the first person to get rid of all seven of their tiles, each of which has dots with numbers one through six. Some partners become very strategic, working together to make partners on the other team “knock” or pass a turn.

The two winners, Jelytza Padro, a senior in Aficana studies and biological sciences, and Brittany Dixon, each received their own dominos set, engraved with NC State’s logo. 

Nelson Santiago, assistant director of Latino/Hispanic student affairs, organized the tournament to give students a chance to have fun and try out a board game that fit in with Hispanic Heritage Month. 

“Dominos is a game traditionally played in the Caribbean, but it’s also something that we play every Wednesday here at Mi Placita,” Santiago said. “It was cool to be able to have everyone come out and participate.” 

Mi Placita is a weekly gathering outside of Talley Student Center every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m.