The Player of Games - Iain M Banks

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1	Names, Terms, etc. from: The Player of Games - by Iain M Banks						Publically-Viewable Google Doc.	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jqlnWEgfQKAfYXnJJhM6Dy1EXrxq2svUET27g3jIYUg/edit?usp=sharing
2					First U.S. Edition - 1989. (After commercial Cellphones were on the market, but before the World Wide Web, flatscreens, or smartphones existed.)
3				[total pages]=	309
4		short Name / Thing	Longer / Alt. Text	type	1st page	importance	Longer Notes / Meaning

5		Gurgeh	Jernau Morat Gurgeh	person of Chiark	5	4	{'G'} Chiark-Gevantsa Jernau Morat Gurgeh dam Hassease (p.30). Protagonist. a famous master of diverse competitive games. over 100 years old (p.11) Impatient. instinctively competitive (kind of a jerk sometimes), psychologically exhults at winning. p.21 - "Morat" seems to mean something like Master ("Shequi" means gambler). p.27 - publishes papers independently on game theory. (becomes less of a jerk deeper into the story.)
6		note		note	0	3	Entries with an 'importance' of 3 and above are fairly central elements of the story.
7		Culture	The Culture	a civilization	1	3	Gurgeh's civilization. p.3. p.42. p.52. p.239, "been a spacefaring species for 11,000 years."
8		Mawhrin-Skel	Mawhrin-Skel	drone of the Culture	9	3	an advanced drone. Antagonist. small. Discharged from SC & partially disabled. p.14 - new arrival, on Chiark only ~200 days. "rogue, unstable, belligerent, insensitive... bitter..." p.86... p.248, casing returned.
9		Chamlis	Chamlis Amalk-ney	drone of the Culture	11	3	Dastaveb Chamlis Amalk-ney Ep-Handra Thedreiskre Ostlehoorp (p.31). p.14 - an "ancient" drone. larger & over 4,000 years old. an old friend of Gurgeh & his family.
10		Chiark	Chiark Orbital	planet (artificial ring)	13	3	the name of Gurgeh's world. (an engineered ring world.) p.14 - It has a reputation for eccentricity. p.27 - 3 million km in diameter.
11		Contact	Contact Section	gov.	14	3	sort of like scouts, emissaries, diplomats, missionaries... department of state...
12		Empire	The Empire of Azad	a civilization	74	3	a more brutal civilization based around the game of Azad. p.243, the Culture has had them (secretly) ~"on notice" for 200 years.
13		Azad		game	74	3	a very complex Game... and the Empire is named named after it. the people of the empire are called "Azadians". Populated by humanoids of 3 sexes. p.75, the game. "Azad" means "system". p.101, the board is over 500 sq. meters. p.102....	p.126, about 12,000 play in the big tournament.
14		Ea	["Eaa"]	planet of the Empire	76	3	home planet of Azad empire (the Azadians). the 'a' has umlauts. p.114, G arrives.
15		Limiting Factor		ship	89	3	"an old 'Murderer' class (D)GOU, from the Idiran war (700yo), with weaponry stripped out (Demilitarized), to shuttle Gurgeh, to Ea (using GSV Little Rascal for the main length of the trip.) it includes the giant Azad game boards. p.104. p.297.
16		Marain		language	99	3	the Culture's language. p.268, resumes using it.
17		Flere-Imsaho	Trebel Flere-Imsaho Ep-handra lorgin Estral	drone of the Culture	109	3	a very small, young, "library drone with diplomatic training" sent [by contact] to assist G. p.294, Sprant Flere-Imsaho Wu-Handrahen Xato Trabiti.
18		Eachic		language	109	3	the language of Ea. p.247 discusses the effects of G. thinking in Eachic.
19		Pequil	Lo Pequil Monenine senior	person of the Empire	121	3	an Azadian apex, a liaison official with the Alien Affairs Bureau who ~escorts G.	p.127, "Lo Pequil Monenine [senior], A A B, Level Two Main, Empire Medal, Order of Merit and bar."
20		Echronedal		planet of the Empire	122	3	the "Fire Planet" where the last games of each 6 year Grand Cycle are played.
21		Za	Shohobohaum Za	person of the Culture	128	3	The Culture's ambassador to the Empire. quite ~bohemian. p.188, he lacks the genofixed glands (removed) so he actually has to use the Empire's drinks to get ~high. p.297.
22		Nicosar	Emperor-Regent Nicosar	person of the Empire	131	3	Emperor-Regent of th Empire. 2nd best Azad player in the last game cycle. spent 60 years learning the game. elevated to Emperor-Regent after the Emperor Molsce died 2 years ago.	p.131 "Their Imperial Highness of the College of Candsev, Prince of Space, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Groasnachek, Master of the Fires of Echronedal, the Emperor-Regent Nicosar the first."
23		Hamin	Hamin Li Srilist	person of the Empire	134	3	rector of Candsev College & Nicosar's (powerful) mentor. p.215, G's visit. p.263, conspiracy.
24		Yomonul	Star Marshal Yomonul Lu Rahsp	person of the Empire	236	3	imprisioned in a proto-sentient suit of metal. p.249, a top-level player. p.250.
25		note		note	0	2	Entries with an 'importance' of 2 are mentioned more than once, in different parts of the story.
26		Yay	Yay Meristinoux	person of Chiark	4	2	an energetic young woman, friend of Gurgeh. a gamer. p.18 - "a junior". works in "landscaping" (major ~terraforming).
27		GSV	General Systems Vehicle	tech	12	2	p.13. Large travelling Space Ships where billions of people live. p.42 - "the Culture's real cities." e.g. the "Little Rascal" taking G.
28		SC	Special Circumstances	gov.	14	2	sort of like the CIA.
29		Hafflis	Estray Hafflis	person of Chiark	15	2	runs games. p.44. has 7 children. changes gender repeatedly.
30		Ikroh		place of Chiark	17	2	the name of the local place where Gurgeh's house is.
31		Loash	Loash Armasco-Iap Wu-Handrahen Xato Koum	drone of the Culture	30	2	An Contact drone sent to briefly check out/interview/recruit Gurgeh. "Handrahen Xato" implies "an espionage-level SC drone." (p.34)
32		Hub	Chiark Hub	tech	33	2	p.35 - "the Orbital's Mind". p.46.
33		Olz Hap	Olz Hap	person of the Culture	45	2	a prodigy young player of Stricken. p.12 - a "GSV cabin-brat" from the GSV "Cargo Cult". p.15 - "Shy, sheltered." Main subject is philosophy. p.45 - in her early teens.	p.111, became famous. p.201, achieved a Full Web in Stricken.
34		Worthil		drone of the Culture	71	2	drone from Contact, sent to explain the Empire to G.
35		apex		Azadian gender	74	2	the intermediate, and dominant, Azad sex between male & female.
36		Little Rascal		ship	82	2	a GSV arriving at the main galaxy from the middle-galaxy and then on to the Clouds, which Gurgeh could take to near Ea. p.93. p.108 - run by "a Triumverate of Minds."	p.107. Plate class: 4 km high, 22 km across, 53 km long. rear park = 400 sq.km. oriented to Ship-construction. so "only" 250 million people on it.
37		Groasnachek		place of Ea	89	2	the Capital of Ea.
38		bracelet	the Orbital Bracelet	tech	116	2	a fine gift from Chamlis to G. is studied & handled conspicuously in many scenes but is never explained.
39		the priest	Lin Goforiev Tounse	person of the Empire	142	2	Azad player. p.174, name given.
40		Lin Goforiev Tounse	the priest	person of the Empire	174	2
41		troshae		animal	244	2	p.244, big 6-legged carnivores. (seen, unnamed on p.132)
42		note (final)		note	309	2	Sprant Flere-Imsaho Wu-Handrahen Xato Trabiti. Mawhrin-Skel.
43		note		note	0	1	Entries with an 'importance' of 1 could be omitted, they're often details only mentioned once and aren't key to the main story.
44		Culture Plate	0%	Title - Ch.1	1	1	The phrase is never used in the text body. ?sort of a ~tectonic plate of the orbital world? p.8 discusses Plates. p.26.
45		First text page	note	note	3	1
46		Shuro		person of the Culture	5	1	passing minor character. Pgs. 5, 85,
47		Sharp Blue		drug	8	1	p.9 - a drug, & glandular secretion. improves game thinking ability.
48		college		institution	8	1	seems to be a college on Chiark where competitive game playing is one serious academic subject. There are also colleges of Azad on Ea.
49		Four-Colours		game	9	1	a game
50		Stemli Fors		person of the Culture	10	1	a "young" (age ~30 = "toddler") player of Four-Colors.
51		Boruelal	Professor Boruelal	person of Chiark	11	1	a (female) Professor (of ~gaming...) well over 200 years old.
52		Stricken		game	12	1	a complex game.
53		chirlip		animal	13	1	some small animal.
54		Cargo Cult		ship	13	1	a GSV. (where Olz Hap is from)
55		1.0 value drones		tech	13	1	a drone intelligence value, comparable to humans.
56		Tronze		place of Chiark	15	1	a town where a "Sixty-fourth Day" concert is held. p.38. p.42 - "the largest town on both the Plate and the Orbital."
57		Preashipleyl		person of the Culture	18	1	a conservative (machine) superior of Yay in landscaping.
58		Elrstrid		person of the Culture	18	1	a conservative superior of Yay in landscaping. p.19 - an "old woman"
59		bonise		plant	18	1	a wood developed for its fragrance.
60		landscaping		tech	18	1	means something more like major terraforming or world-building.
61		Deploy		game	20	1
62		GCU		tech	22	1	[apparently never defined in the story.] used by Contact. "not warships". (Wikipedia mentions "General Contact Unit". )
63		Mind(s)		tech	22	1	p.33, extremely advanced machines that govern the Culture. p.296, at least some of them are much smarter than Gurgeh or Flere-Imsaho.
64		Styglian enumerator		animal	25	1	a strange pet that counts things.
65		Ren	Ren Myglan	person of the Culture	25	1	a young woman with a romantic relationship to Gurgeh. p.27. p.28 - "nightmares"?
66		Flexible Demeanour		ship	31	1	a GCU.
67		Unfortunate Conflict of Evidence		ship	31	1	a GSV.
68		Zealot		ship	31	1	a (D)ROU
69		(D)ROU		tech	31	1	p.34 - (Demilitarised) Rapid Offensive Unit. {in other printings this seems to be (D)GOU.}
70		Makil Stra-bey / Mind subsection		tech	33	1	a subsection of Chiark Hub.
71		Hub Entire		tech	34	1	seems to be the central (governing / adminitration) Mind for Chiark.
72		Possession		game	38	1	a game with some similarities to Stricken.
73		Deltram		person of the Culture	38	1	a middle -aged man, played Possession w/G on a train ride. G's incident of accidentally appearing to cheat.
74		chess		game	41	1	a "mechanistic" game.
75		Farnic dimensions		game	41	1	a "mechanistic" game.
76		grid		game	41	1	a "mechanistic" game.
77		nkraytle		game	41	1	a "mechanistic" game.
78		Prallian scope		game	41	1	a "mechanistic" game.
79		Gevant Plate		place of Chiark	42	1	a ~residential plate on Chiark.
80		Hassease		place of Chiark	55	1	the family house G was born in.
81		tzile		animal	62	1	some strange animal.
82		Gunboat Diplomat		ship	65	1	an LOU (and S C Mind) that supported Mawhrin-Skel. p.69, it's "home GSV" is "Youthful Indiscretion".
83		L O U	Limited Offensive Unit	tech	65	1
84		Celleck		place of Chiark	68	1	the village where Chamlis lives.
85		Just Read The Instructions		ship	68	1	a GCU; friend of Chamlis.
86		Of Course I Still Love You		ship	68	1	a GCU; friend of Chamlis.
87		Youthful Indiscretion		ship	69	1	the "home GSV" of LOU "Gunboat Diplomat".
88		Edge		drug	70	1	a drug or glandular secretion to aid concentration.
89		Focal		drug	70	1	a drug or glandular secretion to aid concentration.
90		feyl		animal	71	1	some grazing herd animal
91		The Greater and Lesser Clouds		places	73	1	Azad is in the smaller cloud. about two years away to travel from the "main galaxy" where the Culture is based (p.81)
92		terminal		tech	84	1	personal network devices (kind of like smartphones)...
93		Screw Loose		ship	85	1	a 'clipper' cruise ship.
94		Pardethillisian Games		institution	92	1	G's cover story. "the great ludic convocation held every 22 years or so by the Meritocracy Pardethillisi, in the Lesser Cloud."
95		Vossle Chu		person of the Culture	92	1	one of G's old flames.. had done ironwork.. from Rombree, from Gevant.
96		GOU	General Offensive Unit	tech	93	1	p. 89? The "Limiting Factor", for example, is 1/3 km long.
97		Imperium	31%	Title - Ch.2	97	1
98		a remote-drone		tech	101	1	on Limiting Factor, a half meter cube.
99		Terpharne		place of Chiark	103	1	a new Plate.
100		Kiss My Ass		ship	106	1	River class Superlifter. Limiting Factor took it to catch up to the GSV Little Rascal.