Board Games Crossword for Adults

The Royal Game

"The Royal Game" is a hard crossword about board games with 25 entries on a 15 by 15 grid, 13 across and 12 down.

Answers average 5.7 letters and the longest runs eleven, clued as "A sequence of forcing moves often involving a sacrifice" (8 Down). It crosses three other answers, which makes it a useful one to try first.

  • 25 clues
  • 15 x 15 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 3 to 11 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 16 Across (10)Developing a bishop through the second rank of a knight
  2. 8 Down (11)A sequence of forcing moves often involving a sacrifice
  3. 11 Down (11)The highest title a player can earn

The worksheet

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Across

  1. 2. An attack from the sides rather than the center
  2. 4. The surname of the man who measured skill
  3. 5. A castle that travels in straight lines
  4. 6. A horizontal line on the board of command
  5. 7. A warning that the leader is under fire
  6. 9. The only soldier that cannot retreat
  7. 11. A risky opening sacrifice for a lead in development
  8. 12. A tactical fastener that stops a piece from moving
  9. 16. Developing a bishop through the second rank of a knight
  10. 17. The final word in any conversation
  11. 19. The fourth dimension of the match
  12. 20. A catastrophic mistake that loses the game
  13. 21. A complete collection of thirty-two pieces

Down

  1. 1. A single action of a piece
  2. 2. A kitchen utensil that attacks two at once
  3. 3. A tempting gift with a hidden cost
  4. 7. A royal hiding maneuver involving two pieces
  5. 8. A sequence of forcing moves often involving a sacrifice
  6. 10. The ultimate goal of the white or black army
  7. 11. The highest title a player can earn
  8. 12. The reward for a pawn reaching the final rank
  9. 13. A god of time often found on the digital clock
  10. 14. A deadlock where no legal moves remain for the side to act
  11. 15. A reverse pin where the leader is in front
  12. 18. A curated position with a single winning solution

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