Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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At the commencement , each player's counters are placed in the Katti on his side of the board . ... The numbers uppermost are added together , and the sum may be used as the distance for moving one counter , or it may be divided in any ...
At the commencement , each player's counters are placed in the Katti on his side of the board . ... The numbers uppermost are added together , and the sum may be used as the distance for moving one counter , or it may be divided in any ...
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The counters move to the right of the players , who are seated at the ends of the arms of the board , along the outer rows of squares ... that is , one more than the number necessary to bring the counter into the last kāmara .
The counters move to the right of the players , who are seated at the ends of the arms of the board , along the outer rows of squares ... that is , one more than the number necessary to bring the counter into the last kāmara .
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re - entry of each counter . Thus a throw of I releases one counter , and a throw of Sö - hatara will , if desired , release all four counters , or the 5 may be given for the release of all four . Or one , two , or three counters may be ...
re - entry of each counter . Thus a throw of I releases one counter , and a throw of Sö - hatara will , if desired , release all four counters , or the 5 may be given for the release of all four . Or one , two , or three counters may be ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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