2022_68A01024 Made of Wood

Legend has it that Captain Cook on his three voyages of exploration to the South Pacific, took along his “Mistress” to keep him company during the long, tedious hours spent on the ocean.

 

Each evening, the Captain and two of his follow shipboard scientists: Sir Jospeh Banks and Daniel Solander; retired to the Captain’s quarters and played the game that became know as “The Captain’s Mistress”. The Mistress, being most discriminating, played with two of the scholarly trio at any one time. Constantly pitting one man against the other, she not only provided welcome distraction, but hours of entertainment as well. The hours of diversion given to the Mistress also served to strengthen the intellects of the three by keeping their logical and scientific acumen honed to a fine edge. Even though they exchanged occasional ‘hot’ words during an evening of play, there is little truth that, according to one observant seaman, the game ever ended in a “two-fisted” resolution.

 

To win, the rules are simple: four in a row, either vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

 

“Crazy Tuesday” ,

“Made of Wood” ,

The Captain’s Mistress,

Wood,

Macro,

United States,

Pennsylvania,

Spring.

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