Identidades in English No 5, Abril, 2015 | Page 28

Capicu:
A White doublet that
Wins either way
Marthadela Tamayo González
Nuevo País Project
Promoter, Constitutional Consensus
Coordinator, Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party
Antilla, Holguín, Cuba
Capicú: ‘White doublet,’ a very funny and pleasing phrase; it is nothing more than a
native Cuban saying that is used often today while playing one of Cuba’s foremost, if
not the foremost table game in Cuba.

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ace, age, sex, social position or
place is not taken into consideration when playing this
game; all that matters are the rules. The
game of dominoes is played by sharply,
intelligently placing black and white
tiles against other black and white tiles
to ensure victory. Like dominoes, the
municipal government of Antilla, in
Holguín province, is moving similarly.
This comparison is