Scary like having your genitals removed if you lose (or both you and your opponent both having your genitals removed if the two of you try to cancel the bet or, heaven forbid, tie). Your rank in Azad is also your rank in the Azad Empire when the actual betting gets involved between players, the stakes can get downright scary.The Player of Games provides examples of the following tropes: It tells the story of Jernau Morat Gurgeh, an expert game player, who is recruited/blackmailed by Special Circumstances into traveling to the Empire of Azad, a brutal regime where one's social rank is determined by playing the highly complex game of Azad. Banks and the one that's generally considered the best introduction to the series note Its predecessor, Consider Phlebas, is excellent, but doesn't so much as "introduce" you to The Culture as throw you at it. The Player of Games is the second Culture novel by Iain M.
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