Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor (Individual Quote)
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19
He was also fond of placing the homestone late, usually on the ninth or tenth move.
He was also fond of placing the Home Stone late, usually on the ninth or tenth move.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter 1, Sentence #19)
Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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16
He had placed it at his now-vacated Ubar's Initiate One.
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17
In this position, as at the Ubara's Initiate One, it is subject to only three lines of attack.
1
18
Other legitimate placements subject it to five lines of attack.
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19
He was also fond of placing the homestone late, usually on the ninth or tenth move.
1
20
In this way, his decision could take into consideration his opponent's early play, his opening, or response to an opening, or development.
1
21
I myself, whose homestone was already placed, preferred a much earlier and more central placement of the homestone.
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22
I did not wish to be forced to sacrifice a move for home-stone placement in a situation that might, for all I knew, not turn out to be to my liking, a situation in which the obligatory placement might even cost me a tempo.
He had placed it at his now-vacated Ubar's Initiate One.
In this position, as at the Ubara's Initiate One, it is subject to only three lines of attack.
Other legitimate placements subject it to five lines of attack.
He was also fond of placing the home stone late, usually on the ninth or tenth move.
In this way, his decision could take into consideration his opponent's early play, his opening, or response to an opening, or development.
I myself, whose home stone was already placed, preferred a much earlier and more central placement of the home stone.
I did not wish to be forced to sacrifice a move for home-stone placement in a situation that might, for all I knew, not turn out to be to my liking, a situation in which the obligatory placement might even cost me a tempo.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter 1)