The rotatable set
The Set
Six objects from the tournament hall — the five Staunton men and the clock that keeps them honest — drawn as casts you can turn in your hand. Spin each one, read the two hotspots, and learn what a rated player already knows by touch: how it moves, what it is worth, and the spec an arbiter expects on the table.
Plate IThe King
STAUNTON PATTERN · 3.75-IN KING · WEIGHTED
INVALUABLE · THE GAME ENDS HERE
Plate IIThe Queen
STAUNTON PATTERN · CORONET · WEIGHTED
9 POINTS · A ROOK AND BISHOP IN ONE
Plate IIIThe Knight
STAUNTON PATTERN · CARVED MUZZLE · WEIGHTED
3 POINTS · THE ONLY PIECE THAT JUMPS
Plate IVThe Rook
STAUNTON PATTERN · CRENELLATED · WEIGHTED
5 POINTS · BEHIND THE PASSED PAWN
Plate VThe Pawn
STAUNTON PATTERN · SPHERICAL FINIAL · WEIGHTED
1 POINT · IT NEVER RETREATS
Plate VIThe Tournament Clock
ANALOG · TWO DIALS · FLAG FALL
THE FLAG DECIDES