Sales Pitch:
Fancy a bit of a challenge that doesn't involve delving deep into the earth's core or trekking the surface whilst being hunted down by mobs? Need to spend some time clearing your mind whilst thinking of what your next big project shall be? Then have I got the thing for you.

Location:
Simply type /spawn and turn around until you see a big blocky brick building with plenty of windows. Walk outside spawn and go into said blocky brick building with plenty of windows.

Details:
Current Games:

• Chess- Full Details: Page 1 post 5
  Checkers

Getting a game set up:
Type /who, /list, /playerlist to see a list of players currently online, ask someone for a game, if they decline ask someone else till you get an opponent. If they agree then get a strategy ready.
Necessary items
For Chess:
A set of good tools including a pickaxe, a hatchet, a spade.
A strategy or strategic mindset would be beneficial.
A stack of cleanstone.
Good sportsmanship.
For Checkers:
Up to 12 sand and/or dirt blocks for Kings.
A spade to speed up gameplay.
Good sportsmanship.

(to be continued as more games are added)

FAQ:
Q. What if I accidentally break a block with the wrong tool, I'm now down a piece?
A. Call me in chat or leave a post here and I'll fix it as soon as I can.
Q. What if I accidentally break something like a piece of glass or a sign?
A. Replace it if you can, if you don't have the necessary block then do as above.
Q. Ok, I finished a game of Chess but I don't know where all the pieces go or what type of block is what piece, what do I do?
A. Look at the helpful wall plaques, they tell all.
Q. Ok I finished a game of Checkers, but I'm not sure where the pieces go, help?
A. Pieces go on the black tiles, in this case place the pieces on the center of the cobblestone square (on top of the lightstone).
Q. Can I suggest a new board game?
A. Sure you can, just make a topic under Server Suggestions and I'll talk it out with you and see if it's possible, and if it is, then I'll add it in .
Q. Can I suggest a new contest of any kind besides board games?
A. Sure, it's a Games Room but not all games are board games and not all games fit into a room, suggest it, see if it can be done, build it and I'll connect it to the main Games Room building to make it easily accessible.

(More to come.)

i consider myself a bit of a diva on a checkers table, so am up for a game when the map is back after the move

Might be useful to add the mat type to the plaques you've currently put up (people might not remember what mat was used for some / all of the pieces)?

Was planning on it heh, but I had to relinquish control of the computer so I fell asleep :/. Working on it now. I'm also gonna post up the basic move set for chess pieces since several people seem to not know, wouldn't hurt to do it for every other game I set up though.

Rules of Minecraft Chess:

Pieces in Minecraft::Pieces in Real-life
Dirt | Rook
Wood | Knight
Cloth | Bishops
Brick | King
Sandstone | Queen
Sand | Pawn

Movement of Pieces

Pawns are the front line and bulk of the army, but the lowliest piece and can only move forward, in their first move they can go 2 tiles forward but after the first move they're limited to 1. They jump pieces which are directly diagonal to them.

Rooks Are less limited than Pawns and can move as far forward or sideways as the nearest piece and can jump opposing pieces in this way.

Knights Are some of the more versatile pieces and can move 2 tiles in one direction and 1 tile to another direction such that if going forward 2 you must go to the right or the left 1 to complete your move, if going sideways at first you must move 2 tiles left or right and forward or back 1.

Bishops Are compensation for the Rooks in that they can move infinitely in one diagonal direction while rooks can only move vertically or horizontally, however the Bishop is limited to one colour, one Bishop is bound to only white tiles and the other is bound to only black tiles.

[b]Queen[b] Is the most important piece next tot he KIng, this piece can move infinitely in any direction diagonally, vertically, or horizontally like a combination of Bishops and Rooks.

King Is limited to moving one tile per turn in any direction, the King is the most important piece as it's the one you Must protect at all costs even when other pieces are in jeopardy.

Point of the Game
The point of Chess is to strategically move your pieces such that you put the opposing player in Checkmate. Checkmate is when a player can not move his King in any way without being in jeopardy of being taken. This could be done either by taking all of your opponents other pieces so that their King is a sitting duck or by carefully manipulating their King without taking a single lesser piece.

How the Gameplay Flows

Moving Pieces is done by using tools to break down the piece and rebuilding them in the proper tile where they're to be moved.

Taking Opponent's Pieces is done similarly to moving your piece but you don't rebuild their piece, instead you place your piece where their's once stood.

Piece Colours are determined by the torch placed upon them, Redstone Torches are Black and regular Torches are White.

Turn Order is designated by the torches on the wall, whichever torch is solid determines whose turn it is and the flashing torch is the waiting player, for instance, if the left torch is constantly On, it's White's turn, and if the right torch is constantly Off, it's Black's turn, player's hit the lever in the center of the board at the end of their turn to signal the change in turn order.

After Finishing A Game congratulate winner and be nice to each other, it's a game, flame wars have no business being started here. Leave a sign in an obvious place so I can note the results of any games played. Winners will be rewarded in some currently unknown method.

After Doing the Above Step reset the game board, if you're unsure as to what piece is what type and where it goes, look at the wall plaques, pawns go in the front lines, and be sure to place the corresponding torches upon the game pieces, if you forget which side was which colour, there are wall plaques for this too.

If You have Suggestions or Comments leave a sign on the wall of torches and I'll eventually notice there's something odd about the wall and read it .