Chess table

Chess table

The ancient game of kings. Fun for a few hours here and there, even playing alone. It trains intellectual skills.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Recreation

Mass

5 kg

Beauty

4

HP

100

Flammability

100%

Path Cost

30

Building

Size

1 × 1

Minifiable

True

Placeable

True

Passability

pass through only

Cover Effectiveness

40%

Terrain Affordance

Light

Recreation

100% cerebral play

Creation

Required Research

Complex furniture

Work To Make

8,000 ticks (2.22 mins)

Stuff Tags

Metallic, Woody, Stony

Resources to make

70

Deconstruct yield

35

Destroy yield

17 - 18

Technical

Has Quality

True

The chess table is a piece of recreation furniture that provides cerebral recreation when used by colonists, as well as small trickle of intellectual skill experience.

It is the equivalent to the neolithic Game-of-Ur board, and only available to factions of Medieval tech level or above.

Acquisition

Chess tables can be constructed once the complex furniture research project has been completed. Each requires  70 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 700 for SMVs) and 8,000 ticks (2.22 mins) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder and the work to build factor and offset of the material. Chess tables can only be constructed by New Arrivals. New Tribes can never construct chess tables, and must instead have the exclusive ability to construct game-of-Ur boards.

They are also available from Outlander traders and faction bases, and as quest rewards.

Summary

Chess tables must have chairs directly adjacent to it to be used by up to two colonists. Sometimes a colonist will play chess alone, which gives the same recreation. Chess improves the player's Intellectual skill at a meager rate of 0.002 XP per tick, or 0.12 XP per real-time second.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Rec Power	76%	88%	100%	112%	124%	140%	180%

Analysis

Chess tables are one of the early recreational items, built once the colony has outgrown the Horseshoe pin alone. They are relatively cheap and effective and should be built early to provide variety to your colonists.

Compared to other recreation items, the chess table uses twice the materials of it's tribal equivalent, the game-of-Ur board, but has a significantly higher base recreation power (100% vs. 80%). It also provides 33% more Intellectual skill XP than the Game-of-Ur board. It is advisable to replace any game-of-Ur boards with a chess table as soon as possible, so long as the boards are not of a sufficiently higher quality to make up for the deficit.

The chess table is a very cheap option for intellectual play and gives a significant amount of recreational power at higher crafting levels, but does not produce as much cerebral play value as a poker table. It does not require cloth, however, and is an acceptable substitute until cloth can be grown or traded for a poker table. Once poker tables are available however, they should replace chess tables entirely.

Stats table

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Quality

Chess table		Beauty	Recreation power	Work to Build	HP	Flamma­bility	Market Value
Quality	Material
Awful	Bioferrite	0	0.76	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	62
Awful	Gold	-4	0.76	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	3,515
Awful	Granite blocks	0	0.76	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	118
Awful	Limestone blocks	0	0.76	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	118
Awful	Marble blocks	-1	0.76	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	111
Awful	Plasteel	0	0.76	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	345
Awful	Sandstone blocks	0	0.76	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	104
Awful	Silver	-1	0.76	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	365
Awful	Slate blocks	0	0.76	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	118
Awful	Steel	0	0.76	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	81
Awful	Jade	-2	0.76	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	245
Awful	Uranium	0	0.76	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	235
Awful	Wood	0	0.76	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	52
Poor	Bioferrite	0	0.88	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	93
Poor	Gold	18	0.88	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	5,270
Poor	Granite blocks	2	0.88	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	177
Poor	Limestone blocks	2	0.88	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	177
Poor	Marble blocks	3	0.88	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	166
Poor	Plasteel	2	0.88	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	520
Poor	Sandstone blocks	2	0.88	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	156
Poor	Silver	7	0.88	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	545
Poor	Slate blocks	2	0.88	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	177
Poor	Steel	2	0.88	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	121
Poor	Jade	10	0.88	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	370
Poor	Uranium	1	0.88	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	355
Poor	Wood	2	0.88	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	78
Normal	Bioferrite	1	1	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	125
Normal	Gold	36	1	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	7,025
Normal	Granite blocks	4	1	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	235
Normal	Limestone blocks	4	1	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	235
Normal	Marble blocks	6	1	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	220
Normal	Plasteel	4	1	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	695
Normal	Sandstone blocks	4	1	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	205
Normal	Silver	14	1	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	730
Normal	Slate blocks	4	1	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	235
Normal	Steel	4	1	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	162
Normal	Jade	20	1	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	495
Normal	Uranium	2	1	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	475
Normal	Wood	4	1	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	104
Good	Bioferrite	2	1.12	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	156
Good	Gold	72	1.12	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	7,525
Good	Granite blocks	8	1.12	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	295
Good	Limestone blocks	8	1.12	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	295
Good	Marble blocks	13	1.12	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	275
Good	Plasteel	8	1.12	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	865
Good	Sandstone blocks	9	1.12	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	260
Good	Silver	28	1.12	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	910
Good	Slate blocks	9	1.12	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	295
Good	Steel	8	1.12	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	200
Good	Jade	40	1.12	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	615
Good	Uranium	4	1.12	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	595
Good	Wood	8	1.12	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	130
Excellent	Bioferrite	3	1.24	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	187
Excellent	Gold	108	1.24	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	8,025
Excellent	Granite blocks	12	1.24	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	355
Excellent	Limestone blocks	12	1.24	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	355
Excellent	Marble blocks	19	1.24	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	335
Excellent	Plasteel	12	1.24	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	1,040
Excellent	Sandstone blocks	13	1.24	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	310
Excellent	Silver	42	1.24	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	1,095
Excellent	Slate blocks	13	1.24	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	355
Excellent	Steel	12	1.24	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	245
Excellent	Jade	60	1.24	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	740
Excellent	Uranium	6	1.24	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	710
Excellent	Wood	12	1.24	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	156
Masterwork	Bioferrite	5	1.4	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	310
Masterwork	Gold	180	1.4	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	9,025
Masterwork	Granite blocks	20	1.4	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	590
Masterwork	Limestone blocks	20	1.4	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	590
Masterwork	Marble blocks	32	1.4	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	555
Masterwork	Plasteel	20	1.4	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	1,735
Masterwork	Sandstone blocks	22	1.4	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	520
Masterwork	Silver	70	1.4	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	1,820
Masterwork	Slate blocks	22	1.4	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	590
Masterwork	Steel	20	1.4	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	405
Masterwork	Jade	100	1.4	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	1,235
Masterwork	Uranium	10	1.4	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	1,185
Masterwork	Wood	20	1.4	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	260
Legendary	Bioferrite	8	1.8	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	620
Legendary	Gold	288	1.8	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	10,025
Legendary	Granite blocks	32	1.8	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	170	0%	1,180
Legendary	Limestone blocks	32	1.8	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	155	0%	1,180
Legendary	Marble blocks	51	1.8	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	120	0%	1,110
Legendary	Plasteel	32	1.8	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	3,465
Legendary	Sandstone blocks	35	1.8	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	140	0%	1,035
Legendary	Silver	112	1.8	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	3,645
Legendary	Slate blocks	35	1.8	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	130	0%	1,180
Legendary	Steel	32	1.8	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	810
Legendary	Jade	160	1.8	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	50	0%	2,470
Legendary	Uranium	16	1.8	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	2,375
Legendary	Wood	32	1.8	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	520

Version history

• 0.10.785 - Added with the addition of the Joy system.

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Architect

Recreation

Horseshoes pin ^(Colony) • Hoopstone ring ^(Tribal) • Game-of-Ur board ^(Tribal)

Complex Furniture

Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table

(research)

Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano

(trade)

Megascreen television • Telescope

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