Games

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There are many games played in the Wheel of Time World

Board Games

Stones

A game where players fight for territory by placing stones on a board. From the description, it is likely Go, or a close variant.

Snakes and Foxes

Main article: Snakes and Foxes

A game that supposedly cannot be won, based on dealings with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn

Sha'rah

Main article: Sha'rah

A game known in the Age of Legends

Card Games

There are five suits in a typical pack, cups, winds, flames, rods and coins

Chop

A game popular in Tear (TDR, Ch. 2)

Arrays

A game played by nobles (NS, Ch. 12)

Dice Games

Koronko' Spit
Main article: Koronko's Spit
Crowns

A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)

Fives

A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)

Maiden's Ruin

A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)

Threes

A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)

Compass

A Dice game (TGH, Ch. 30)

Piri

A game with two dice popular in the time of Artur Hawkwing. A four dice version is played in Altara (KoD, Ch. 11).

Cat's Paw

Also known as Third Gem in Ebou Dar and Feathers Aloft in in Cairhien. The game is played by a single person tossing the dice and everyone else making bets on the tosses (TGS, Ch. 27).

Top

A dice game TDR, Ch. 49

Threes

A dice game TDR, Ch. 49

Other Games

Sevens

A game played with swords. Two men sit facing each other and then draw their swords, aiming them at the other man's throat, although they don't draw blood (NS, Ch. 19).

Spin

A gambling game played with tiles. Birgitte played in a previous life, so it may no longer be known (TFoH, Ch. 34)

Dactolk

A gambling game known to the Seanchan. It is played around some sort of table (AMoL, Ch. 37)

Shal

A game played in Seanchan. Moves in the last rounds must be considered very deeply (AMoL, Prologue)