[She's right in thinking that the game is important to him, in many ways. Bakshi is a particular favorite of his, and, while the carved stones can be quite expensive given the stone material used, it isn't the monetary value that matters, it's the comfort of something that reminds him of Skala.

Skala holds Nysander and Klia, Micum and everyone at Watermede; it held the Cockerel and so many things that had made his exile bearable.]

I plan on playing a few rounds once we get into the gaming hall. I can show you there.

[There was, of course, poker and the other games that were there, but he found many of them tedious. Useful, yes, but also not the most exciting or entertaining of games.]

Maybe once you learn you can play a few as well.