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Evidence for Wo Shuo
2 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2058
Type Contemporary text
Location Northern Wei
Date 0505-01-01 - 0572-12-31
Rules Single pieces are vulnerable to capture.
Content Passage in Wei shu by Wei Shou, stating that Wo Shuo recently entered China during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen and was probably a game of the Hu people (i.e., foreigners); the passage states that the king of the Hu had a younger brother who invented the game in prison. The brother suggested that if the king or the brother were left alone, each would easily die, a reference to the capture of vulnerable pieces in backgammon-style games. Lo 2004: 99.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Lo, A. 2004. "Double Sixes, Holding Spears, and the Long March: Games of the Backgammon Family in China." In C. Mackenzie and I. Finkel, eds. Asian Games: The Art of Contest. New York, Asia Society, 97-111.
Id DLP.Evidence.2059
Type Contemporary text
Location 34°37'8.52"N,112°27'11.81"E
Date 0772-01-01 - 0842-12-31
Rules Two cubic dice.
Content Description from Liu Yuxi, watching a game of Wo Shuo which involved two cubical dice. Lo 2004: 99.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Nobility
Genders Male
Source Lo, A. 2004. "Double Sixes, Holding Spears, and the Long March: Games of the Backgammon Family in China." In C. Mackenzie and I. Finkel, eds. Asian Games: The Art of Contest. New York, Asia Society, 97-111.
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