Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 41 | Those who play the game for money have a hard lot, for the market is a buyer's market, and commonly men will play with them only on terms much to their satisfaction. |
| 3 | 42 | I myself, when Centius of Cos was in Ko-ro-ba, might have played him on the bridge near the Cylinder of Warriors for only a pair of copper tarn disks. |
| 3 | 43 | It seemed sad to me, that I, who knew so little of the game, could have so cheaply purchased the privilege of sitting across the board from such a master. |
| 3 | 44 | It seemed to me that men should pay a tarn disk of gold just to be permitted to watch such a master play, but such were not the economic realities of the game. |
| 3 | 45 | In spite of having the respect, even to some degree the adulation, of almost all Goreans, the Players lived poorly. |
| 3 | 46 | On the Street of Coins they found it difficult even to arrange loans. |
| 3 | 47 | They were not popular with innkeepers, who would not shelter them unless paid in advance. |
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Those who play the game for money have a hard lot, for the market is a buyer's market, and commonly men will play with them only on terms much to their satisfaction.
I myself, when Centius of Cos was in Ko-ro-ba, might have played him on the bridge near the Cylinder of Warriors for only a pair of copper tarn disks.
It seemed sad to me, that I, who knew so little of the game, could have so cheaply purchased the privilege of sitting across the board from such a master.
It seemed to me that men should pay a tarn disk of gold just to be permitted to watch such a master play, but such were not the economic realities of the game.
In spite of having the respect, even to some degree the adulation, of almost all Goreans, the Players lived poorly.
On the Street of Coins they found it difficult even to arrange loans.
They were not popular with innkeepers, who would not shelter them unless paid in advance.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter )