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| ace n. a special value used on coins, tiles, and dice; the default numerical equivalent for an ace is 1, but rulesets often ascribe special meaning to the ace; an ace is represented by a suit symbol on tiles and dice, and by a swirl or spiral symbol on coins arms n. one of the four standard piecepack suits; the suit of arms is represented by the color blue and the fleur-de-lis symbol coin n. a disk-shaped token marked with a suit symbol (in associated color) on one side and a value (in black) on the other; there is one coin for each value and suit combination in a piecepack, for a total of 24 coins crowns n. one of the four standard piecepack suits; the suit of crowns is represented by either the color green or the color yellow and by a crown-shaped symbol die n. a cube with each side marked with one of the standard piecepack values; a piecepack has one die for each suit and the values on a die are marked in the color associated with its suit face-down adj. when referring to a tile, face-down indicates that the tile's value and suit are hidden; when referring to a coin, face-down indicates that the coin's value is hidden face-up adj. when referring to a tile, face-up indicates that the tile's value and suit are visible; when referring to a coin, face-up indicates that the coin's value is visible facing n. the direction indicated on a coin or tile by its pip flick v. to move a coin or other component using one's finger; to flick properly, the tip of the finger should begin on the table, and the motion of the finger should cause the fingernail to strike the edge of the coin flip v. to turn over a tile or coin so that the side previously hidden is now visible, and vice-versa moons n. one of the four standard piecepack suits; the suit of moons is represented by the color black and a quarter-moon symbol null n. a special value used on coins, tiles, and dice; the default numerical equivalent for a null is 0, but rulesets often ascribe special meaning to the null; a null is represented by the absence of a number or symbol obverse n. the side of a coin showing the value pawn n. a game token often used to represent a player's position on a game board; a piecepack contains one pawn for each suit, for a total of four pawns; a pawn is marked in the color associated with its suit and, ideally, is marked with the suit symbol as well piecepack 1) n. a simple, flexible, public domain standard for abstract board games 2) n. a set of game components built for compatability with the piecepack standard; a piecepack consists of 24 tiles, 24 coins, 4 dice, and 4 pawns 3) adj. of or having to do with a piecepack pip 1) n. a dot, small line, or other suitable symbol marked near the edge of a coin, which can be used to indicate facing 2) n. the suit symbol in the corner of a tile, which can be used to indicate facing public domain n. or adj. the total absence of copyright protection; the piecepack is public domain reverse n. the side of a coin showing the suit ruleset n. a set of instructions for playing a game using a piecepack (possibly in conjunction with other components) shake v. to mix coins by agitating them so as to create a random distribution (in an opaque cup, an opaque bag, or an enclosure created with two hands cupped together) shuffle v. to mix face-down tiles so as to create a random distribution suit n. an arbitrary division or categorization of components; there are four standard piecepack suits: (in default order from highest to lowest) suns, moons, crowns, and arms suns n. one of the four standard piecepack suits; the suit of suns is represented by the color red and a sun-shaped symbol tile n. a square component marked with suit and value (in color associated with the suit) on one side and a two by two grid on the other; a piecepack contains one tile for each combination of suit and value, for a total of 24 tiles value n. the ordinal rank of a coin, tile, or die roll; there are six standard values for piecepack components: (in default order from lowest to highest) null, ace, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Comments or questions? Contact the Webmaster at admin@piecepack.org. Page content last modified on: 06/24/2002 | |