Pirates! (One-on-One)

"Uh huh," he said wryly. "Okay. So the main goal is to keep the king alive, yeah? That's this one."

 

"And each of these," he said, gesturing to the various pieces, "have a different role in protecting him. So these guys are the pawns."

 

"That's the queen," he said. "She's badass. She can move in all directions for as long as the path is clear. Don't let her die. If she does, the king will inevitably die."

 

"There's the knight," he said. "He can jump over players and only try move in an 'L' shape."

 

"And then there's the rook. He can move as far as he wants, but only in straight lines. This guy here is the bishop and he can move as far as he wants, but only diagonally."

 

"That's basically it! The real objective is to get the king. Everything else is secondary."

 

"I'm not a very good chess player," he said, kissing her forehead. "It won't take long."

 

"And I will be very proud of you," he said. "Ready to play?"

 

"Alright," he said with a nod. "Do you want to be white or black?"

 

"They do," he said easily. "And pawns can move ether one or two spaces on their first move."