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“A Pound Of Gruff”: Dorothy’s Journal, Pg. 6
Sorry for the slight delay. Posted this around 1:30AM PST.
Looks like the game’s afoot! Er… At hand? *grinz* Yup, Scarecrow just bet ALL their shards. I wonder what he’s planning…
Note: Shylock’s comment about Shakespeare is pointing out that, like his own tale (“Merchant of Venice”), the play “Othello” was also a Shakespearean work. It is also a boardgame :) TB’s clever idea.
Othello was a board game ?
I never knew that. So how do you play?
Also I find it interesting that Shylock was able to determine which version of Dorothy he was speaking to. Interesting indeed.
So this may see how clever Scarecrow really is to the team. I can’t wait to see how this game is played.
I can’t wait to show you ;)
Yes, Othello is an old game. Perhaps boardgame is not quite the right term, but it involves a board and game pieces which are black on one side and white on the other. One player uses white, the other uses black. Kind of like a simpler version of Go. Here’s more information on this 1800’s game.
Shylock got an introduction to Dorothy’s swapping skills last strip when she changed right in front of him. And, because she hardly said a word before and this “Speaker of Dorothy” is doing all the talking, Shylock has named Scarecrow Dorothy thus. But make no mistake. Shylock is quite clever.
The question is, is Scarecrow Dorothy more clever?
That sounds like Reversi
*checks link*
It is Reversi
I hope Scarcrow is better at playing it than me (I’ve never won)
Yup. Reversi, Annex, Othello. All the same:) And… I have never played it but I have seen it, read of it, and think that, at least in journal form, I can portray it just fine. And, for their sakes, I hope he can, too!
Wait, there are other names for Othello?
Huh.
Yup! There are all kinds of interesting plays on words and little connecting facts and details in this particular story. Othello the game and Othello the play is just one such connector. I love Scarecrow’s description of the game, which is also a description of the play Othello, LOL. The almost militant strategy of Iago to dupe Othello and pit him against Desdemona, Othello believing Iago’s statements that Desdemona betrayed him, and the overall elegance and beauty of a foreign tale… The game is heavily laced with strategy, the betrayal part is where the colors of the stones/chips flip per whose turn and how they’re placed, and the elegance of such a simple yet complex game. I love the comparison:)
Oh, and the play “Othello” also takes place in Venice. Fancy that:)