Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | He did not know whether she was alive or dead. |
| 3 | 18 | For those who passed in the street some might have been startled had they noted, standing in the shadows, one who wore the black of the Assassins, who wept. |
| 3 | 19 | "Game! Game!" I heard, and quickly shook my head, driving away the memories of Ar, and of the girl once known, always loved. |
| 3 | 20 | The word actually cried was "kaissa," which is Gorean for "Game". |
| 3 | 21 | It is a general term, but when used without qualification, it stands for only one game. |
| 3 | 22 | The man who called out wore a robe of checkered red and yellow squares, and the game board, of similar squares, with ten ranks and ten files, giving a hundred squares, hung over his back; slung over his left shoulder, as a warrior wears a sword, was a leather bag containing the pieces, twenty to a side, red and yellow, representing Spearmen, Tarnsmen, the Riders of the High Tharlarion, and so on. |
| 3 | 23 | The object of the game is the capture of the opponent's Home Stone. |
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He did not know whether she was alive or dead.
For those who passed in the street some might have been startled had they noted, standing in the shadows, one who wore the black of the Assassins, who wept.
"Game! Game!" I heard, and quickly shook my head, driving away the memories of Ar, and of the girl once known, always loved.
The word actually cried was "kaissa," which is Gorean for "Game".
It is a general term, but when used without qualification, it stands for only one game.
The man who called out wore a robe of checkered red and yellow squares, and the game board, of similar squares, with ten ranks and ten files, giving a hundred squares, hung over his back; slung over his left shoulder, as a warrior wears a sword, was a leather bag containing the pieces, twenty to a side, red and yellow, representing Spearmen, Tarnsmen, the Riders of the High Tharlarion, and so on.
The object of the game is the capture of the opponent's Home Stone.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter )