The Game of Logic

by Lewis Carroll

Year
1886
Field
Mathematics
Licence
Public domain (Project Gutenberg, US)
Source
gutenberg
Length
about 17,436 words in 10 sections

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"There foam'd rebellious Logic, gagg'd and bound."

This Game requires nine Counters--four of one colour and five of another: say four red and five grey.

Besides the nine Counters, it also requires one Player, AT LEAST. I am not aware of any Game that can be played with LESS than this number: while there are several that require MORE: take Cricket, for instance, which requires twenty-two. How much easier it is, when you want to play a Game, to find ONE Player than twenty-two. At the same time, though one Player is enough, a good deal more amusement may be got by two working at it together, and correcting each other's mistakes.

Contents

  1. Part 1 · 12 words
  2. THE GAME OF LOGIC · 93 words
  3. THE GAME OF LOGIC · 107 words
  4. NOTA BENE. · 73 words
  5. PREFACE · 166 words
  6. CONTENTS. · CHAPTER PAGE · 201 words
  7. CHAPTER I. · NEW LAMPS FOR OLD. · 7,856 words
  8. CHAPTER II. · CROSS QUESTIONS. · 2,143 words
  9. CHAPTER III. · CROOKED ANSWERS. · 4,785 words
  10. CHAPTER IV. · HIT OR MISS. · 2,000 words
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