3.1 Naming Conventions

Twelve pieces are required for a game of , six per ``alignment'' (or ``color'' or ``side''). The two sets of six pieces are divided into three types, so that each alignment (i.e. each player in a two-player game) has two representatives of each of the three classes of game piece. The three classes of game piece are:

• Bards
  A less wealthy mode of nobility, Bards are the pieces with the strongest initial position. They are represented as cups, spheres, or unmarked stones.

• Fools
  High-ranking clergy of general silliness, Fools are represented as bells, cones, or stones marked with a zero (``0'').

• Heralds
  Non-violent victims of the medieval military establishment, Heralds are represented as flags, cylinders, or stones marked with a one (``1'').

The two pieces of the same type and color may be distinguished from one another by the presence or absence of a stripe. That is, each player has the following set of pieces:

• Bard (striped)
• Bard (unstriped)
• Fool (striped)
• Fool (unstriped)
• Herald (striped)
• Herald (unstriped)