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[[File:Sara Biddle The Long Plan.JPG|350px|thumb|Prince [[Doran Martell]] playing a game of cyvasse.© FFG]]
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[[File:Sara Biddle The Long Plan.JPG|350px|thumb|Prince [[Doran Martell]] playing a game of ''cyvasse''.© FFG]]
[[File:A. L. Ashbaugh Outthought.JPG|350px|thumb|Dragon and Elephant game pieces in cyvasse.© FFG]]
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[[File:A. L. Ashbaugh Outthought.JPG|350px|thumb|Dragon and Elephant game pieces in ''cyvasse''.© FFG]]
'''''Cyvasse''''' is a game, it involves two players, featuring ten pieces with different powers and attributes.  
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'''''Cyvasse''''' is a game for two players featuring ten pieces with different powers and attributes.  
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==About==
 
==About==
It begins with each player arranging their squares and mountains in secret (The board changes from game to game, depending on how the players arrange their home squares.) then each player in his turn moves pieces across a board of alternating colored squares.{{Ref|aFfC|13}}<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], p186-187</ref>
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The ''cyvasse'' board changes from game to game, depending on how the players arrange their home squares. It begins with each player arranging their squares and mountains in secret. Each player in his turn moves pieces across a board of alternating colored squares.{{Ref|aFfC|13}}<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], p186-187</ref>
  
The game of cyvasse, was recently introduced to [[Westeros]], by a [[Volantis|Volantene]] trading ship at the [[Planky Town]] in [[Dorne]], it was later spread by the [[Greenblood#Orphans_of_the_Greenblood|orphans]] traveling the [[Greenblood]] and soon the Dornish court learned to play the game.{{Ref|aFfC|13}}
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The game of ''cyvasse'' was introduced to [[Westeros]] by a [[Volantis|Volantene]] trading ship at the [[Planky Town]] in [[Dorne]]. It was spread by the [[Orphans of the Greenblood|orphans]] traveling the [[Greenblood]] and soon the Dornish court learned to play the game.{{Ref|aFfC|13}}
  
 
==Game Pieces==
 
==Game Pieces==
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== Influences ==
 
== Influences ==
According to [[George R. R. Martin|GRRM]], cyvasse was inspired by ''"a bit of chess, a bit of blitzkrieg, a bit of stratego. Mix well and add imagination."''<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Cyvasse_Accents_Historical_Mysteries_and_Dornish_Nationalism/ SSM: Cyvasse]</ref>
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According to [[George R. R. Martin]], ''cyvasse'' was inspired by "a bit of chess, a bit of blitzkrieg, a bit of stratego. Mix well and add imagination."<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Cyvasse_Accents_Historical_Mysteries_and_Dornish_Nationalism/ Cyvasse]</ref>
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
[[File:Marc Fishman tyrion cyvasse.jpg|350px|thumb|[[Tyrion]] plays [[Qavo Nogarys]] in a game of cyvasse.<br>Art by Marc Fishman]]
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[[File:Marc Fishman tyrion cyvasse.jpg|350px|thumb|[[Tyrion]] plays [[Qavo Nogarys]] in a game of ''cyvasse''.<br>Art by Marc Fishman]]
===A Feast for Crows===
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Myrcella Baratheon]] learned the game from her betrothed [[Trystane Martell]] when she came to live with him in [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}} Prince [[Doran Martell|Doran]] placed a ''cyvasse'' table in Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]]'s chambers so she could learn the game. She, however, ignored it.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], The Princess in the Tower</ref>
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[[Myrcella Baratheon]] learns the game from her betrothed, [[Trystane Martell]], when she comes to live with him in [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] places a ''cyvasse'' table in Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]]'s chambers so she can learn the game. She, however, ignores it.{{ref|AFFC|40}}
  
===A Dance with Dragons===
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
''Cyvasse'' is played during [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s voyage on the ''[[Shy Maid]]''. It is used not only to pass the time but to obtain information and to make wagers. Tyrion, under [[Haldon]]'s direction, played [[Qavo Nogarys]], a custom officer to gain information from him. When he became a slave of [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]], Tyrion plays a game of ''cyvasse'' with [[Ben Plumm]].
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''Cyvasse'' is played during [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s voyage on the ''[[Shy Maid]]''. It is used not only to pass the time but to obtain information and to make wagers. Tyrion, under [[Haldon]]'s direction, plays the custom officer [[Qavo Nogarys]] to gain information from him. When he becomes a slave of [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]], Tyrion plays a game of ''cyvasse'' with [[Ben Plumm]].
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 13:55, 4 April 2014

File:Sara Biddle The Long Plan.JPG
Prince Doran Martell playing a game of cyvasse.© FFG
Dragon and Elephant game pieces in cyvasse.© FFG

Cyvasse is a game for two players featuring ten pieces with different powers and attributes.

About

The cyvasse board changes from game to game, depending on how the players arrange their home squares. It begins with each player arranging their squares and mountains in secret. Each player in his turn moves pieces across a board of alternating colored squares.[1][2]

The game of cyvasse was introduced to Westeros by a Volantene trading ship at the Planky Town in Dorne. It was spread by the orphans traveling the Greenblood and soon the Dornish court learned to play the game.[1]

Game Pieces

  • Rabble
  • Spearmen
  • Crossbowmen
  • Light Horse
  • Heavy Horse
  • Trebuchet
  • Catapault
  • Elephant
  • Dragon - the most powerful piece in the game [3]
  • King

Influences

According to George R. R. Martin, cyvasse was inspired by "a bit of chess, a bit of blitzkrieg, a bit of stratego. Mix well and add imagination."[4]

Recent Events

Tyrion plays Qavo Nogarys in a game of cyvasse.
Art by Marc Fishman

A Feast for Crows

Myrcella Baratheon learns the game from her betrothed, Trystane Martell, when she comes to live with him in Dorne.[1] Prince Doran Martell places a cyvasse table in Princess Arianne's chambers so she can learn the game. She, however, ignores it.[5]

A Dance with Dragons

Cyvasse is played during Tyrion Lannister's voyage on the Shy Maid. It is used not only to pass the time but to obtain information and to make wagers. Tyrion, under Haldon's direction, plays the custom officer Qavo Nogarys to gain information from him. When he becomes a slave of Yezzan zo Qaggaz, Tyrion plays a game of cyvasse with Ben Plumm.

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
  2. A Dance with Dragons, p186-187
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 22, Tyrion VI.
  4. So Spake Martin: Cyvasse
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.