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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Strategy game’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

Thefirst wordis a castle-like piece that moves horizontally and vertically.

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Thesecond wordis a checkered board where the game is played.

Thethird wordis the most powerful piece, moving one square in any direction.

Thefourth wordis a device used to measure the time each player has.

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Thefifth wordis the second most powerful piece.

Thesixth wordis a horse-shaped piece that moves in an “L” shape.

Theseventh wordis a church-shaped piece that moves diagonally.

Theeighth wordis the weakest piece, moving one square forward.

Thespangramis the state of the game when a player cannot escape.

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Strands answers for November 1, 2024.