By JOHN CLANTON Multimedia Producer on Jun 15, 2013, at 8:00 PM Updated on 6/16 at 7:16 PM
Margaret Owens holds a domino over the table, hoping she'll get to play it when her turn comes during a dominoes session at Carver Senior Center in north Tulsa on June 3, 2013. Margaret plays three days a week and likes to partner with Florida Culton. They've played against the guys at the senior center for about 9 years. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
"This one feels right." Its not Margaret Owens turn yet, but she holds a domino in the palm of her hand, hovering above the table, waiting for the chance to smack it down on the table.
There's alot of talk around the tables at Carver Senior Center when the dominoes are spilled across the table.
"What are you gonna do this time?"
"You gonna play or are you still counting your dominoes?"
"Grandma was slow, but she was old... what's your excuse?"
"That's the fun of it" Margaret says. She plays three days a week and tries to pair up with teammate Florida Culton. They've been playing together for about nine years.
There's style, of course. Slapping the dominoes on the table, or like Margaret, spinning them across the table, but the constant talking and gamesmanship is what really makes the game fun.
"If you can't talk about your game," Culton says, "There's no need to sit down at one of these tables."
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A player at the domino table straightens dominoes after slapping one down on the table during a dominoes session at Carver Senior Center in north Tulsa on June 4, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Rogers Cheatham looks at the dominoes in his hand as a game starts at Carver Senior Center in north Tulsa on June 3, 2013. The games go to 200, partners change occasionally, but the best part, the players agree is the camaraderie and joking between players. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Ralph Jackson laughs and talks with players during a dominoes session at Carver Senior Center in north Tulsa on June 4, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Florida Culton laughs with other players as she plays a game of dominoes during a session at Carver Senior Center in north Tulsa on June 3, 2013. Culton plays three days a week at the games which happen every weekday. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
