Dragonchess

Dragonchess is a popular board game played throughout Faerûn. It is an extremely complex game of strategy, with a confusing and vaguely defined set of rules. Dragonchess has been known to be played by Quixotical Riddle, Fred, Inizziv and countless other individuals. Quixotical was known as a master of the game, and won numerous minor tournaments in Baldur's Gate.

Rules
Out of the Forsaken Realms universe, the rules of dragonchess have never been defined. Quixotical however, has listed numerous rules and given tips which imply other rules, giving a few known facts about the game.


 * 1) Dragonchess is not a turn based game, instead being based on the reflexes of the players.
 * 2) One known way of winning is to achieve a "drakemate," getting the players own two "drakes" to "mate."
 * 3) It is somehow possible for players to hide their pieces from their opponents, gaining a strategic advantage through stealth.
 * 4) Dragonchess can be won in a single move. This is known as a "one move drakemate."
 * 5) Pieces "starve" if they are not given some form of resource or food.
 * 6) There is something known as a "basement" which a player can use to move pieces across the board without their opponent seeing them.
 * 7) Players are able to steal each other's pieces. This may not be an official rule, and instead may be Quixotical alluding to cheating in the game.

Note that dragonchess in the Forsaken Realms is entirely different to the actual dragonchess game designed by Gary Gygax on which it is based.