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A gambling game played with tiles. [[Birgitte]] played in a previous life, so it may no longer be known ({{ref}}) | A gambling game played with tiles. [[Birgitte]] played in a previous life, so it may no longer be known ({{ref}}) |
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There are many games played in the Wheel of Time World
Contents
Board Games
Stones
A game where players fight for territory by placing stones on a board. From the description, it is likely Go, or a close variant.
Snakes and Foxes
- Main article: Snakes and Foxes
A game that supposedly cannot be won, based on dealings with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn
Sha'rah
- Main article: Sha'rah
A game known in the Age of Legends
Card Games
There are five suits in a typical pack, cups, winds, flames, rods and coins
- Chop
A game popular in Tear (TDR, Ch. 2)
- Arrays
A game played by nobles (NS, Ch. 12)
Dice Games
- Koronko' Spit
- Main article: Koronko's Spit
- Crowns
A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)
- Fives
A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)
- Maiden's Ruin
A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)
- Threes
A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)
- Compass
A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)
- Piri
A game with two dice popular in the time of Artur Hawkwing. A four dice version is played in Altara (KoD, Ch. 11).
- Cat's Paw
Also known as Third Gem in Ebou Dar and Feathers Aloft in in Cairhien. The game is played by a single person tossing the dice and everyone else making bets on the tosses (TGS, Ch. 27).
- Top
A dice game TDR, Ch. 49
- Threes
A dice game TDR, Ch. 49
Other Games
- Sevens
A game played with swords. Two men sit facing each other and then draw their swords, aiming them at the other man's throat, although they don't draw blood (NS, Ch. 19).
- Spin
A gambling game played with tiles. Birgitte played in a previous life, so it may no longer be known (This passage needs a reference)
- Dactolk
A gambling game known to the Seanchan. It is played around some sort of table (AMoL, Ch. 37)
- Shal
A game played in Seanchan. Moves in the last rounds must be considered very deeply (AMoL, Prologue)