Book 7. (7 results) Captive of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
8
806
At "Stones," however, I was genuinely pleased with myself.
8
807
It has two players, who take alternate turns.
8
808
Each player has the same number of "stones," usually two to five per player.
8
809
The "stones" are usually pebbles or beads, but in the cities one can buy small polished, carved boxes containing ten "stones," the quality of which might vary from polished ovoid stones, with swirling patterns, to gems worth the ransom of a merchant's daughter.
8
810
The object of the game is simple, to guess the number of stones held in the other's hand or hands.
8
811
One point is scored for a correct guess, and the game is usually set for a predetermined number of paired guesses, usually fifty.
8
812
Usually your opponent tries to outwit you, by either changing the number of stones held in his hand or, perhaps, keeping it the same.
At "Stones," however, I was genuinely pleased with myself.
It has two players, who take alternate turns.
Each player has the same number of "stones," usually two to five per player.
The "stones" are usually pebbles or beads, but in the cities one can buy small polished, carved boxes containing ten "stones," the quality of which might vary from polished ovoid stones, with swirling patterns, to gems worth the ransom of a merchant's daughter.
The object of the game is simple, to guess the number of stones held in the other's hand or hands.
One point is scored for a correct guess, and the game is usually set for a predetermined number of paired guesses, usually fifty.
Usually your opponent tries to outwit you, by either changing the number of stones held in his hand or, perhaps, keeping it the same.
- (Captive of Gor, Chapter )