Board
Carcassonne tokens, or meeples
Although many board games have a jargon all their own, there is a generalized terminology to describe concepts applicable to basic game mechanics and attributes common to nearly all board games.
The board used in the game of chess consists of eight rows and eight columns of squares arranged in alternating colors. The colors are called "black" and "white", although the actual colors are usually dark green and buff for boards used in competition, and often natural shades of light and dark woods for home boards. Some play sets may use red and black, which is also used for checkers.
Godfrey Heathcote, Hampstead and Highgate Express, 1905-06 (1st Prize): White to move and mate in two. (See solution)
A game of skill is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental and/or physical skill, rather than by pure chance.
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