What Game are they playing in Toll The Hounds?

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:00 am

I read the same passages as Lucimay today and realized EXACTLY what board game they are playing in the tavern in Toll The Hounds. She called me and had the same realization. We are curious as to who else plays and picked up on it but I don't want y'all to ruin my secret poll by posting the game name here. SOOOOO... vote in the poll then pm me or Lucimay your answer and we will tell you if you came to the same conclusion that we did. Then after a few weeks I'll post the poll results. I am excited about this experiment.

Post by **Holsety** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:07 am

I'm sad to say I don't remember the description of the game well. Do you have the pg number on hand? If not I'll go looking myself but I'd rather get pointed to it.

I've got the Bantam Press version. Don't think there are any others but just in case.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:11 am

Starts on page 51 of the trade paperback. The game between Spinner and Seerdomin. That should be ok to say.

Post by **lucimay** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:24 am

so far i love this friggin book!!!

and this just added a whole new dimension of understanding to me of the entire bigass structure of the layering of plots and storylines of the entire series.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:19 pm

So far we are the only ones who have recognized the game, Lucimay.

Post by **lucimay** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:48 pm

hello???? mcflys???? are you gonna guess or not???

murrin??? syl??? come on guys. what is it???

Post by **[Syl]** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:52 pm

Kef Tanar? (kef is Hebrew for "fun," btw. If tanar has a meaning in Hebrew, I don't know it. It is, however, the name for a race of demons in the Forgotten Realms universe). The description starts on page 52 of the US TPB.

... an ancient game of the Tiste Andii, known as Kef Tanar, that had spread throughout the population of Black Coral and indeed, so he had heard, to cities far beyond - even Darujhistan itself.

As many kings or queens as there were players. A field of battle that expanded with each round was never twice the same. Soldiers and mercenaries and mages, assasins, spies. Spinnock Durav knew that the original inspiration for Kef Tanar could be found in the succession wars among the First Children of Mother Dark, and indeed one of the king figures bore a slash of silver paint on its mane, whilst another was of bleached bonewood. There was a queen of white fire, opal-crowned; and others Spinnock could, if he bothered, hae named, assuming anyone was remotely interested, which he suspected they were not.

...

(there were over 50 tiles alone for the City alone and a player could make more, if desired)

There are also coins, field tiles, players can become vassals to other players, and there's a major piece(s) called the "Gate."

Sounds Warhammer-ish to me. A mix of Chess (though apparently the queen is the primary piece) and MtG.

Post by **lucimay** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:56 pm

HAH!!! he's never played jenn!!! the sheriff don't know!!

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:59 pm

All good answers and I can see elements of MtG which I admit I have played.

But if you had played the game we are looking to have named you would go "DOH!" when you read that passage.

Post by **Onos T'oolan** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:17 pm

What's with the blush? I've spend an ungodly amount of money on MtG.

Post by **stonemaybe** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:32 am

never played the game, but when I was reading that bit I kept thinking of the alien game in 'Player of Games' (though I know you couldn't've played that on a table)

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:26 am

I recognise the description, probably from some other book, but I wouldn't be able to say what it was.

Post by **Holsety** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:23 pm

BTW I didn't get it. And it was awesome to know there was a real world version.

Sounds Warhammer-ish to me. A mix of Chess (though apparently the queen is the primary piece) and MtG.

Ya Warhammer was the closest thing to it in my mind.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:15 pm

I bombarded my friend Tadhg in instant messenger to read "Toll the Hounds" because he's the one who introduced me to the game in the first place.

Post by **Holsety** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:19 am

Cameraman Jenn wrote:I bombarded my friend Tadhg in instant messenger to read "Toll the Hounds" because he's the one who introduced me to the game in the first place.

Is this Tadhg you speak of the ONE, the ONLY Tadhg O'Higgins who provided his commentary on Lord Foul's Bane several times over the course of Fantasy Bedtime Hour and is also known for being the son of Stephen R Donaldson's alter-ego?

Is FBH moving on to more recent entries in the field of epic fantasy?

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:04 am

Yes, that would be the infamous Tadhg O'Higgins, same guy who sat in my living room with our friend Seth who plays Lord Mormon who's picture you used to use for an avatar and Karen aka Osondrea and played MtG while SRD looked on before filming said Higgins O'Higgins episode. I was prepping the room and came out to find this very surreal scene.

Post by **Holsety** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:04 am

*Muttering to himself* Tadhg O'Higgins ... I should have known that, once again, I'd hear his name mentioned in the same breath as other heroes: Seth, Karen, Jenn, Julie and Heatherly among others, countless others they are; and yet, they be too few. Immortalizing themselves with their singular exploits, they wage solitary wars against death by creating memories that are sure to last as long as humanity itself. Is that long enough?

Some names are meant to be heard again and again. Beyond all odds, be it soon, or be it so late as to be later than the life of the name, a swimmer on an abandoned beach will surely place one ear against the shell that echoes the ocean, proving the splash that caused the wave. A lone hiker will hear the echo of that great tree's collapse, proving its sound. A web surfer in an empty computer lab will watch Fantasy Bedtime Hour. Hopefully that surfer read Lord Foul's Bane, but if not the ever-helpful commentary shall, sooner or later, reveal to him all he needs know and much he needs not.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:42 am

Our dvd's are included in the personal collection of SRD at the Kent State Library and are listed as must see by any students wishing to write thesis papers on SRD by the man himself. I know that is totally tooting my own horn but heck, I was blown away when he asked for a second set for that purpose. Imagine the face of a student doing serious research and reading his papers and finding his insistence on watching said dvds and then actually watching them...hahahahaahahaha.... oh the joy!

Post by **Holsety** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:06 am

I'm happy SRD was able to recognize their value! And I hope some grad student does at least drop a footnote somehow. I hope grad students that are fans of SRD have watched Fantasy Bedtime Hour!

I wrote a shorter paper for my english final last year that involved the Malazan series and Spenser's The Fairie Queene. If I do see a prompt at some point that offers me a chance to use Donaldson's works at all, I'll be sure to think of some way to make an oblique reference to FBH.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:14 am

Sweet! I was just talking to Terry, that would be Myss Terry aka Atrium, retarded Ranynin, Karotica and woman with severed hand tonight and she was saying we should send SRD the footage that she took incognito of the first meeting with SRD, the secret footage including how after he agreed to come on the show and we went outside when Julie in her joy slapped the crap out of me.

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