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'''Pieces''' is a guessing game played on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|40}}
==Gameplay==
The game involves a player taking the role of the "mink" and arranging ten unique tiles or tokens such that nine of them are placed face down in a triangle, with the tenth piece placed face up and referred to as the "seed". The other players attempt to duplicate the mink's hidden arrangement by asking questions, peeking, and guessing. Certain rules can force the mink to reveal information about the placement of the hidden tokens. The players place bets on who will make the closest match. When a player "calls", the round ends and the pattern is revealed. The mink and the player with the most correct matches split the pot; the mink's share is determined by several factors including the length of the round.{{book ref|sa3|40}}
==Culture==
Whilst in [[Urithiru]], [[Veil]] finds Shallan's men — [[Vathah]], [[Gaz]], [[Red]] & [[Shob]] — playing pieces in [[Sebarial]] barracks' common room.{{book ref|sa3|40}} The round starts with Vathah playing as the mink, but Shob calls for the finish after only a few rounds, and none of the players have a match but Veil determined the correct layout quickly.▼
Pieces is one of the few wagering games allowed by the [[Vorin]] church since there is no randomization that would lead to players attempting to "guess the future". Pieces is often played by [[Alethi]] soldiers, and at least one version of the game uses the ten Alethi [[Highprince]]s as the ten tokens.{{book ref|sa3|40}}
==History==
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== Notes ==
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