04 Nov 18
@shallow-blue saidShogi is also known as Japanese chess and has the same number of pieces as chess.
Which kind of games equipment is divided into 32 parts, each either black or white?
There are at least two answers, one obvious on this site, one less obvious.
Also the game GO has black and white counters but I don't know offhand how many.
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05 Nov 18
The chess (and similar) board is in 64 parts, not 32. So's a reversi set. Shogi and other Eastern variants aren't black and white.
The one I came across recently is much more surprising than any of those. I'll give a hint: black and white are not evenly distributed in that one.
05 Nov 18
@shallow-blue saidMaybe a language problem?
The chess (and similar) board is in 64 parts, not 32. So's a reversi set. Shogi and other Eastern variants aren't black and white.
The one I came across recently is much more surprising than any of those. I'll give a hint: black and white are not evenly distributed in that one.
Chess has 32 parts. That is 32 pieces.
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06 Nov 18
@wolfgang59 saidAh, no, that's what I meant.
Maybe a language problem?
Chess has 32 parts. That is 32 pieces.
The chess pieces are the obvious one.
The chess board is not correct, nor are the other boards.
There's another, very famous piece of sports equipment which fits the bill.
06 Nov 18
@shallow-blue saidA soccer ball?
Ah, no, that's what I meant.
The chess pieces are the obvious one.
The chess board is not correct, nor are the other boards.
There's another, very famous piece of sports equipment which fits the bill.
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06 Nov 18
@suzianne saidYes! To be precise, the famous Telstar design. 20 white hexagons and 12 black pentagons, making one truncated dodecahedron.
A soccer ball?