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296%u201cYes. It must not cause physical harm or be illegal. They are the only two caveats.%u201d%u201cWhat happens if the loser refuses?%u201d%u201cWell, it never happened at Uni. If everyone playing is honourable, they do what is asked. We played in teams and when one team lost, the winners could ask the other side a set of things, but only one thing to each person,%u201d she said.%u201cAnd what kind of thing was asked?%u201d he said.%u201cIt was mostly sexual,%u201d she said. %u201cTeenagers are all about that, aren%u2019t they. Do you want to play a dummy run first. No forfeits or prizes?%u201dHe looked at the board and then up at her. %u201cNo. I find it all very exciting. Just right to relieve the boredom of my life.%u201d%u201cI feel the same,%u201d she said. %u201cFill your glass, and I will fill mine before we start.%u201d%u201cOkay,%u201d he said, and filled it to the full.%u201cWhich hand?%u201d she asked.%u201cRight.%u201dShe opened her fist and showed him a white pawn. %u201cYou start then.%u201dThey started playing. After a lot of moves, only a few pawns had been lost, but then she saw a chance, made her move, and he realised she had his bishop and his rook in a fork. Unless he moved or blocked one, she could ask him to remove an item of clothing. He moved his rook out of the way, but did it tactically, laying the start of a trap for her queen. She took the bishop.%u201cAh, ha. A shirt or a pair of trouser%u2019s. Trousers, if you will, Gideon,%u201d she said.He paused. %u201cCome on, Gideon. The game is yet young,%u201d she encouraged him.%u201cOh, I wasn%u2019t delaying because of that. I just noticed the mother of all spiders climbing up the sofa between your legs. I think...%u201d he looks up at her, his eyes and face scrunch up, %u201c...it went under the front of your skirt.%u201dShe remained non-reactive. %u201cOh, I%u2019m sure it%u2019ll come out after it%u2019s had a good look round. House spiders aren%u2019t poisonous. I often see one The Equestrian