Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Timeless Lexicon of Ancient Games
A crossword exploring key terms from ancient board games spanning various cultures and historical eras.
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- 1. Planning moves to outwit opponents
- 2. Ancient symbols sometimes used in game markings
- 4. Ancient seed-sowing board game
- 7. Player's chance to make a move
- 10. Flat surface on which games are played
- 12. Piece type in a game of moves and captures
- 13. Playing pieces in games like Go
- 15. Small decorative piece used as a game marker
- 18. Boundary area of a game board
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- 3. Horizontal line of squares on a board
- 5. Ancient game involving dice and strategy
- 6. Marker representing a player’s position
- 8. Opening tactic involving a sacrificial move
- 9. Basic chess piece with limited movement
- 11. Removing an opponent’s piece from play
- 14. Special defensive chess move or piece
- 16. A threat to the king in chess
- 17. Small throwable objects that determine moves
- 19. Most important piece in chess
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