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Why do people think Olver is an expert in Snakes and Foxes? redhand Send a noteboard - 29/10/2009 04:25:22 AM

And since the storyline with Mat was just a teaser (what was it, a whole two or three chapters in the entire book?) it also makes sense that this next book will focus a lot more on Mat, and how he rescues Moiraine along with Thom and Noal. (minor theory, not sure if anyone has submitted this: Noal dies, and Olver becomes the third person to tag along. His superior knowledge of Snakes and Foxes allows them to be beaten and they all escape.)



I don't get this. Olver still play the game of Snakes and Foxes, thinking he can win; while Mat (and all adults) already knows it is not possible to win following the rules. It is only a children's game. So what does Olver knows about the game that Mat does not already know?

It is like the game of tug-of-war. Once people understands what the game is truly about, it becomes meaningless in a competitive sense. You would never see it in an Olympic Game.
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My early speculation for ToM (With a new Theory): - 28/10/2009 11:54:23 PM 1317 Views
I like the idea about it being in Seanchan. - 29/10/2009 12:27:20 AM 719 Views
Interesting idea, but didn't RJ say... - 29/10/2009 12:43:46 AM 724 Views
My thoughts - 29/10/2009 04:08:29 AM 885 Views
Why do people think Olver is an expert in Snakes and Foxes? - 29/10/2009 04:25:22 AM 883 Views
Maybe because of his obsession with it? - 29/10/2009 05:06:21 AM 698 Views
Re: Maybe because of his obsession with it? - 29/10/2009 06:17:37 AM 788 Views
Maybe they'll need his way to cheat, not to follow the rules? *NM* - 31/10/2009 12:16:15 PM 286 Views

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