Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 440 | View more quotes about sometimes">Sometimes a copper tarsk, or even a silver tarsk, is nailed to one of the poles of the booth. |
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Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 437 | "If the game is not interesting for them, if they do not think they are really playing, seriously, they will not want a second or a third game," said the paunchy fellow. |
| 2 | 438 | "We want them to come back! We want the board busy! That is how we are making the money!" The price for a game is usually something between a tarsk bit and a copper tarsk. |
| 2 | 439 | If the challenger wins or draws, the game is free. |
| 2 | 440 | Sometimes a copper tarsk, or even a silver tarsk, is nailed to one of the poles of the booth. |
| 2 | 441 | It goes to the challenger if he wins and the game is free, if he draws. |
| 2 | 442 | This is because a skillful player, primarily by judicious exchanges and careful position play, can often bring about a draw. |
| 2 | 443 | Less risk is involved in playing for a draw than a win, of course. |
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"If the game is not interesting for them, if they do not think they are really playing, seriously, they will not want a second or a third game," said the paunchy fellow.
"We want them to come back! We want the board busy! That is how we are making the money!" The price for a game is usually something between a tarsk bit and a copper tarsk.
If the challenger wins or draws, the game is free.
Sometimes a copper tarsk, or even a silver tarsk, is nailed to one of the poles of the booth.
It goes to the challenger if he wins and the game is free, if he draws.
This is because a skillful player, primarily by judicious exchanges and careful position play, can often bring about a draw.
Less risk is involved in playing for a draw than a win, of course.
- (Players of Gor)