Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
12
72
"And I had red," I reminded him.
12
73
Yellow opens, of course.
12
74
This permits him to dictate the opening and, accordingly, immediately assume the offensive.
12
75
Many players of Kaissa, not even of the caste of players, incidentally, know several openings, in numerous variations, several moves into the game.
12
76
This is one reason certain irregular, or eccentric, defenses, though often theoretically weak, are occasionally used by players with red.
12
77
In this way the game is opened and new trails, even if dubious ones, must be blazed.
12
78
If these irregular or eccentric defenses tend to be successful, of course, they soon, too, become part of the familiar, analyzed lore of the game.
"And I had red," I reminded him.
Yellow opens, of course.
This permits him to dictate the opening and, accordingly, immediately assume the offensive.
Many players of Kaissa, not even of the caste of players, incidentally, know several openings, in numerous variations, several moves into the game.
This is one reason certain irregular, or eccentric, defenses, though often theoretically weak, are occasionally used by players with red.
In this way the game is opened and new trails, even if dubious ones, must be blazed.
If these irregular or eccentric defenses tend to be successful, of course, they soon, too, become part of the familiar, analyzed lore of the game.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter )