Games

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From: James Polk (jpolk@opus.starlab.csc.com)
Date: Wed 06 Apr 1994 - 21:43:09 EEST

Games:

Reading the comments of Rodereick Robertson, David Dunham, and Sandy Peterson, I gather (pun intended) my comments on the amount of time some societyies have available for games are inaccurate. I am willing to concede this point (pending further research on my part).

In reply to Roderick Robertson on his comments to Harald Smith:

I have heard that lacrosse was played by the Iroquois (native americans) between villages. But many native american groups did not have similar games, and I haven't heard of whole villages (tribes) of Bedouins doing so either. Can others on the RQ Daily scene provide more examples of village (group) versus village games? If not, then I suggest that two examples are insufficient evidence on which to refute Harald Smith's contention.

In reply to Eric Robert Jablow:

Even if chess exists in Glorantha - and I contend it does not (see my next message on games) - how would Gloranthans possibly know about "Ruy Lopez" or "Scicilian Defense", since neither the player nor the place exist in Glorantha?

In reply to Sandy Peterson on his comments to Harald Smith:

Where are the "large cities" of the Wastes? Of the Elder Wilds? Tug-o-war in a village seems reasonable, but tug-o-war is rather different than games such as baseball. Also, how about a Gloranthan name for tug-o-war?

On a -much- lighter note, I can add one title to the Gloranthan Movie game:

Gone With the Wind Lord

This movie asks the question, "Can a Lunar (SCARLETT O'Hara) find happiness with an Orlanthi (roving) cad?"

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