{"product_id":"cast-chinese-gaming-pieces-paperback","title":"Cast Chinese Gaming Pieces - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hartill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarious classes of objects were omitted from \"Cast Chinese Amulets\" (by this author), as their primary use was for gaming, rather than the bringing of good fortune. This book is intended to make good this omission. The pieces covered are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorse Coins, a Song Dynasty game played with counters bearing the names of famous horses and generals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChess Pieces, the well-known game of Chinese Chess, still played to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect An Immortal. A game played during the Song dynasty using counters with illustrations of one of the Immortals, and a short poem describing their activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWine Drinking Game Coins. These are counters dating back to the time of the Han dynasty, and were used for a variety of drinking games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudy of these pieces gives an insight to Chinese history and traditions; full details of this are given for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915016892732,"sku":"9781803693187","price":43.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/RUNZQk1VcDNPa2lZSHlqVjhGMDRIQT09.webp?v=1774357500","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/cast-chinese-gaming-pieces-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}