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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 3 (of 3)

Note 45 — PREFACE. (continued 7)

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Two kinds of pebbles are used in the game of konane,45 white pebbles and black pebbles. Twelve pebbles cover the width, and fifteen pebbles the length of the checker board, and the number of pebbles used are one hundred and eighty; some boards are larger and more pebbles are used. The first pebble to be placed is paoa, thus:

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