Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 5 | 389 | Two boards are View more quotes about used">used, with an opaque barrier between the boards, so neither player can see the pieces of the other. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 5 | 386 | But I was curious. |
| 5 | 387 | I decided I would remain in the forest. |
| 5 | 388 | Sometimes high warriors, city masters, Ubars, generals, and such, play "blind kaissa". |
| 5 | 389 | Two boards are used, with an opaque barrier between the boards, so neither player can see the pieces of the other. |
| 5 | 390 | An adjudicator observes both boards and informs the players whether a move is legal, whether a capture has been made, and so on. |
| 5 | 391 | Thus, in a sense, the game is played in the dark. |
| 5 | 392 | Gradually, however, from the adjudicator's reports, particularly if one has much experience of this version of kaissa, one begins to sense the positions and strategy of the opponent. |
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But I was curious.
I decided I would remain in the forest.
Sometimes high warriors, city masters, Ubars, generals, and such, play "blind kaissa".
Two boards are used, with an opaque barrier between the boards, so neither player can see the pieces of the other.
An adjudicator observes both boards and informs the players whether a move is legal, whether a capture has been made, and so on.
Thus, in a sense, the game is played in the dark.
Gradually, however, from the adjudicator's reports, particularly if one has much experience of this version of kaissa, one begins to sense the positions and strategy of the opponent.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)