12/30/2011 11:52:48
"Playing the game well requires years of hard study of music, mathematics, and cultural history. Essentially the game is an abstract synthesis of all arts and sciences. It proceeds by players making deep connections between seemingly unrelated topics."
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Whoa. This seems to be one of those ultra-rare novels that appeals to me on so many levels just by reading the synopsis. I found it via this.
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