• overview


• chess board


• set-up


• king


• queen


• rook


• knight


• bishop


• pawn


• promotion


• capturing


• en passant


• castling


• check


• checkmate


• stalemate


• win/lose/draw


• notation

The Rook

If no obstacle stands in its path, a rook can travel any number of hexes in a straight path through the sides of the hexes. Each player begins the game with two rooks.