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Evidence in Spring and Autumn
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2084
Type Contemporary text
Game Yi
Date 0450-01-01BCE - 0401-12-31BCE
Rules Name of game. Players make groups on the board, opponents may capture groups.
Content Text from Zuo Zhuan (Zuo's Commentary on the SPring and Autumn Annuals): "Ning is now treating his ruler with less care than if he were playing [yi]. How can he escape disaster? If a [yi] player established his groups without making them safe, he will not defeat his opponent." Fairbairn 2007: 134-135.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Fairbairn, J. 2007. "Go in China." In I. Finkel, ed. Ancient Board Games in Perspective. London: The British Museum Press, 133-137.
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