Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 29 | A major victory in this matter was secured a few years ago when the caste of Merchants, which organizes and manages the Sardar Fairs, agreed to a standardized version, proposed by, and provisionally approved by, the high council of the caste of Players, for the Sardar tournaments, one of the attractions of the Sardar Fairs. |
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Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 26 | Incidentally, there are many versions of Kaissa played on Gor. |
| 1 | 27 | In some of these versions, the names of the pieces differ, and, in some, even more alarmingly, their nature and power. |
| 1 | 28 | The caste of Players, to its credit, has been attempting to standardize Kaissa for years. |
| 1 | 29 | A major victory in this matter was secured a few years ago when the caste of Merchants, which organizes and manages the Sardar Fairs, agreed to a standardized version, proposed by, and provisionally approved by, the high council of the caste of Players, for the Sardar tournaments, one of the attractions of the Sardar Fairs. |
| 1 | 30 | This form of Kaissa, now utilized in the tournaments, is generally referred to, like the other variations, simply as Kaissa. |
| 1 | 31 | Sometimes, however, to distinguish it from differing forms of the game, it is spoken of as Merchant Kaissa, from the role of the Merchants in making it the official form of Kaissa for the fairs, Player Kaissa, from the role of the Players in its codification, or the Kaissa of En'Kara, for it was officially promulgated for the first time at one of the fairs of En'Kara, that which occurred in 10,124 C. |
| 1 | 32 | , Contasta Ar, from the Founding of Ar, or in Year 5 of the Sovereignty of the council of Captains, in Port Kar. |
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Incidentally, there are many versions of Kaissa played on Gor.
In some of these versions, the names of the pieces differ, and, in some, even more alarmingly, their nature and power.
The caste of Players, to its credit, has been attempting to standardize Kaissa for years.
A major victory in this matter was secured a few years ago when the caste of Merchants, which organizes and manages the Sardar Fairs, agreed to a standardized version, proposed by, and provisionally approved by, the high council of the caste of Players, for the Sardar tournaments, one of the attractions of the Sardar Fairs.
This form of Kaissa, now utilized in the tournaments, is generally referred to, like the other variations, simply as Kaissa.
Sometimes, however, to distinguish it from differing forms of the game, it is spoken of as Merchant Kaissa, from the role of the Merchants in making it the official form of Kaissa for the fairs, Player Kaissa, from the role of the Players in its codification, or the Kaissa of En'Kara, for it was officially promulgated for the first time at one of the fairs of En'Kara, that which occurred in 10,124 C.
, Contasta Ar, from the Founding of Ar, or in Year 5 of the Sovereignty of the council of Captains, in Port Kar.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter 1)