 Game of Three
The Game of Three
Three unique kinds of aloeswood are used in this game. Each wood is cut into
three pieces, about the size of a grain of rice, and wrapped in separate packets.
This produces a total of nine packets. Each packet has a small hidden label
inside which denotes the type of aloeswood it
contains.
The packets are shuffled and three random packets are chosen to play the game
with.
Step 1
The
Komoto
(incense presenter) informs the guests that three woods are being used and they
are named 1, 2 and 3.
Step 2
The
Komoto
prepares the Kodo cup, called the
Kiki gouro,
meaning “listening cup,” and passes around each wood. The first wood is called
number one and so on to number three.
Step 3
Each guest experiences each wood and determines if the fragrances
were identical or different. Each guest scores on a sheet using vertical lines to
indicate each wood. Separate lines indicate woods were different. Horizontal
lines connecting two or more woods indicates the guest to believe those woods
were identical.
Scoring sheets would look something like this:
The
Komoto
opens
the packets used, reads the hidden labels and reveals the answers.
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