Author: Steve Cappelletti

What needs to be considered when talking about the basic structure of the game? How many players? The type of chessboard? How many pieces in play? Let's start thinking about these issues.

How are players rewarded based on the leaderboard ? Are they playing only for glory or is the stakes of another kind ? Who really control the game ? Here you will find all the answers.

Are dice actually used in the game ? What are they for ? Barely mentioned in the novel and yet indispensable to the game.

What is the purpose of the "Minor Boards" and how are they working ? Let's uncover some details about these mostly unknown but needful smaller boards.

One of the less known and less clear aspects of Azad's game is that which concerns the so-called "Philosophical Premises". What are they ? How they works and what use have in the game ?

How is the chessboard made ? What is its real shape ?
Let's dig into the novel together to answer this important question!