Book 7. (1 results) Captive of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 8 | 808 | Each player has the View more quotes about same">same number of "stones," usually two to five per player. |
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Book 7. (7 results) Captive of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 8 | 805 | "There is nothing much else to do in the villages," said Lana, who refused to try the game. |
| 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. |
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"There is nothing much else to do in the villages," said Lana, who refused to try the game.
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.
- (Captive of Gor)