Chess (game)



Chess in Faerûn was a game played on a checkered board with six types of pieces: pawns, rooks, knights-errant, priests, queens and kings. Chess sets were known for often using well-known figures (often rulers or deities) as the king pieces.

Variations
While the more common chess sets were made of carved and dyed wood, finer sets were often made of more exotic materials. These included ebony and ivory for the pieces and marble for the board.

Regional variations
In Calimshan, a piece must be moved once it has been touched, but that rule was not used in Cormyr. In Cormyr, a player needed to announce their move out loud.