But when I tried to play through an entire game with my ridiculous crumb chessmen, half of which I had darkened with dust to set them apart from the others, at first I failed totally. During those early days I was constantly becoming confused;
Partida osoa jokatzen ahalegintzean, hasieran erabat ezinezkoa zitzaidan neure otapurrezko pieza irrigarri haiek bata bestearengandik bereiztea, erdiak hautsez ilun pintatu banituen ere. Lehen egunetan etengabe nahasten nintzen;