![]() ![]() The Christian hermits Father Josephus and Father Dion in one of the stories written by the protagonist. ![]() The rules are described as being so numerous and complicated that it would be impossible to even write a textbook about it, and that nobody who has mastered it could ever possibly want to make it any simpler. The novel only gives small bits and pieces of information about what the game involves, and nothing about how to actually play it. An early version of this game used a complex bead frame as the notational instrument, so this name stuck, even after the bead frame was replaced by a more practical handwritten notation. Artifact Title: The title game is an in-universe example of this trope.All Play: The conflict between an active life and a life devoted to abstract intellectual pursuits is one of the central themes of the novel. ![]() Tropes used in The Glass Bead Game include: ![]()
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