‘Ah, but that is no longer a 1, Sanjaya. It’s ridden by a Kali, so it is now worth 4. Riding that again would not give you a prime, but a common.’
‘Just as a matter of interest, if I had been able to make a prime from it, where would I have put my Kali?’
‘Always on your opponent’s side, so you would have put it on the square presently occupied by my starting bet, capturing it. The 1 would have been ridden from both sides, to be worth 16. But, as you see, your total would then be 26, so unfortunately you cannot use that possibility.’
Sanjaya placed his 4 at the end of the row.
‘Now we’re on 18,’ said Charvaka. ‘I think I’ll go for a common.’
Charvaka threw a 2.
‘That makes 20. And now for a prime. And I will bet... My betting line is at present worth ten — we don’t of course count cap
