Treatise on the Morals and Discipline of Human Conduct

First, for

the aforementioned motives for the puppy games original: "ludi catularum"; likely referring to a specific type of card or board game popular in the 15th century, possibly involving "pups" or "little dogs" as pieces or card suits.. And now
seventy shall be its half, that is, what is designated
as the lesser part, as is clear from the preceding things; besides which,
if those games—I protect those games—the first
erred in such a way: it can be corrected from the things said before. And so
let this suffice concerning the first chapter.

In the second chapter, it will be declared that in this game are signified the acts of morals, virtues, and vices.

According to the sayings of theologians and what we have from
the philosophers The author specifically refers to Aristotle, commonly called "The Philosopher" in medieval texts., there are games that are good and praiseworthy,
while others are vicious and blameworthy.
And this difference indeed exists according to the diversity of persons, times,
and places in which they are performed. For this reason, one
game is suitable for a cleric, another for a knight and a squire,
others for the old, and others for the young. And thus, just as a vice
belongs to the high-minded, it can be The text is slightly abbreviated here, suggesting that what is a virtue for one might be a vice for another. / wherefore, to bring a point to the matter,
fable

Aesop original: "ysopus"; Aesop was the legendary Greek storyteller credited with a collection of fables. feigns in his fables that there was a certain
puppy original: "catulus"; often translated as a lap-dog or small pet dog. greatly loved by his master because, whenever the master
returned home, the puppy would receive him with joy and gladness.
Seeing this, the master’s donkey original: "asinus" thought
to receive the master himself in a similar way, so that he might come
into the master’s greater favor. And on a certain occasion, when the master
came in from outside, the donkey did as the puppy had done:
receiving the master, he placed his forefeet upon the master's
shoulders and began to bray with a powerful cry.
Because of this, the master was terrified and called for the help of his servants,
who beat the donkey with clubs original: "fustibus" and called him a "club-bearer"
while doing so. And thus, in different ways and according to the diversity
of persons, a game is praised or blamed. For,
see book 4

as expressed by the Philosopher in the 4th book of the Ethics original: "4. ethic."; refers to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, where he discusses the virtue of "wittiness" (eutrapelia) as the middle ground between being a buffoon and being a boor. near the end, in play there is
expressed and defended a position and a mean in the category of morals.
And indeed, it is expressed in a game when it follows right reason.