Book 32. (1 results) Smugglers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 47 | 71 | Such situations are not unprecedented in war, where one may not View more quotes about know">know the position of the enemy, the forces at his disposal, his plans, where he might strike, and so on. |
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Book 32. (7 results) Smugglers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 47 | 68 | An arbiter is at hand who can see both boards. |
| 47 | 69 | It is his role to warn against illegal moves, and to announce captures, threats to the Home Stone, and such. |
| 47 | 70 | In this manner, as neither player can see either his opponent or his opponent's moves, a premium is placed on intuition, sensitivity, reading the character and nature of the opponent, and probable conjecture. |
| 47 | 71 | Such situations are not unprecedented in war, where one may not know the position of the enemy, the forces at his disposal, his plans, where he might strike, and so on. |
| 47 | 72 | One gambles. |
| 47 | 73 | On the board one may lose pieces; in the field one may lose cities. |
| 47 | 74 | I granted that the slave was highly intelligent. |
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An arbiter is at hand who can see both boards.
It is his role to warn against illegal moves, and to announce captures, threats to the Home Stone, and such.
In this manner, as neither player can see either his opponent or his opponent's moves, a premium is placed on intuition, sensitivity, reading the character and nature of the opponent, and probable conjecture.
Such situations are not unprecedented in war, where one may not know the position of the enemy, the forces at his disposal, his plans, where he might strike, and so on.
One gambles.
On the board one may lose pieces; in the field one may lose cities.
I granted that the slave was highly intelligent.
- (Smugglers of Gor)