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Arcane Lexicon of Antique Board Games
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- 1. Collective term for foot soldiers in early chess compositions
- 2. Rare term for velvet-like cloth used on archaic boards
- 4. British term for checkers with royal captures
- 5. Obsolete chess term referring to a cunning double attack
- 6. Ancient Roman ancestor of backgammon, Latin for 'tablet'
- 9. Early board stratagem sacrificing for positional gain
- 11. Describes steadfast piece guarding crucial squares
- 13. Antique pieces used in early forms of chess play
- 14. Interwoven framework pattern common in ancient grid games
- 17. Medieval term denoting a game challenge or royal summons
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- 3. French wheel of chance predating modern casino versions
- 7. Roman legion formation doubled as a game term
- 8. Medieval Moorish board game move, akin to trace or paw step
- 10. Scandinavian strategic game involving asymmetric forces and escapes
- 12. Elaborate French backgammon variant demanding complex scoring
- 15. Spinning top used for archaic chance moves
- 16. Older English term for the checkerboard and its game
- 18. Antique strike-and-pocket game originating in South Asia
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