Naydorian Chess

Introduction

Naydorian Chess or Katlim-Baytort (Two Armies Battle Game) is played widely throughout Stonemark. As well as a popular pastime, it is also played professionally with the Masters of the game enjoying high-status within the OverWard.

The board consists of 127 hexagons formed into a rectangular pattern. Each player starts the game with 23 pieces. The opening disposition is shown in the rmage below.

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The Pieces

Icons Name Number Notes
gking.bmp rking.bmp King 1 the royal piece, a 1-stepper
gknight.bmp rknight.bmp War-Horse 2 curved 2-leaper
gbishop.bmp rbishop.bmp Battle-Hound 2 1-stepper or straight 2-leaper
gqueen.bmp rqueen.bmp General 1 combines War-Horse and Battle-Hound
grook.bmp rrook.bmp Tor 2 unlimited slider
gpawn.bmp rpawn.bmp Pikes 8 forward 1-stepper; promotes
gguard.bmp rguard.bmp Yeoman 7 restricted forward/side 1-stepper; promotes
gcaptain.bmp rcaptain.bmp Captain 0 restricted 1-stepper; promoted Yeoman

Commentary

For more information about this game, please see here

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