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The word Chesmayne is used in reference to occidental, oriental or the newer levels of play described elsewhere in this text. For historical reasons Chesmayne has become the term to describe this new game as distinct from particular game-trees of east and west.
This name is an indication of the fact that it is a global form of
Chess. The traditional game of Chess is played on a board 8 x 8 cells in size with 16
white and 16 black pieces. Chesmayne boards may be any number of cells in size and individual cells may be blocked off on the playing area or, used to alter the actual shape of the board.
Blocked cells are of different distinct types: red, white and blue
being examples. The dark cells are indicated by XD and the light cells by XL. See ‘Blocker’ for further details.
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