Makibi was also forced to decipher a difficult 'Yamatai shi' (Poems on Japan) and to play Igo (a board game of capturing territory), but he managed to succeed in all of the challenges facing him with the help of the wraith of ABE no Nakamaro.
また、難解な「野馬台詩」の解読や、囲碁の勝負などを課せられたが、これも阿倍仲麻呂の霊の援助により解決した。