Games in the Two Kingdoms

Playing Cards

The precursor of modern playing cards were developed in the Cetacian city states in the beginning of the Naja dynasty period. They combine the mercantile preoccupation with numbers with the rise of leisure activities created during this golden age of Long culture.

The diffusion of playing cards and card games was primarily driven by sailors, in part as a way to pass the time during extended journeys at sea. However, novel (and often more complex) card games were also created and played by the Long nobility.



Chess

People in the two kingdoms play a game very similar to chess. Its origins are in the Basiliscus dynasty, over the centuries the game evolved becoming more intricate, more strategic and more dynamic. The pieces in Long chess are the King, Ministers, Generals, Cavalry, Artillery and footsoldiers.