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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 )