CHECKER TOWN CHECKER PIECE SUPPLY AT ALL-TIME LOW — BOARD SHORTAGE REPORTED IN SECTOR 3
◆ THE ACADEMY: LEARN CHESS FREE — LESSON ONE IS OPEN, TAUGHT BY AUSTON ON A REAL BOARD
CHESS CITY TOURNAMENT ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN — LIMITED SPOTS REMAINING — APPLICATIONS CLOSE END OF SEASON
◆ THE GAUNTLET: TEN FLOORS OF REAL CHESS — THE BOARD ITSELF GROWS GRANDER THE HIGHER YOU CLIMB
◆ THE PARK TABLES: PLAY ANOTHER PLAYER, SIT WITH A PARK REGULAR, OR CHALLENGE McPUPPY HIMSELF
SHOGI ISLAND FERRY DELAYED FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK — NO DEPARTURE DATE ANNOUNCED — 将棋の島 : フェリー3週連続遅延中 / 出発日未定
INTERPLANETARY CONSTRUCTION CO. DENIES ALL VESSEL WRECKAGE CLAIMS — INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
◆ NEW — THE PUZZLE ROOM: PLAY THE WRONG MOVE AND IT SHOWS YOU EXACTLY WHY IT LOSES
CHESS CITY LEAFS ADVANCE TO FINALS — ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED SHORTLY
P&JCC RATING SYSTEM IN FORCE — EVERY PLAYER STARTS AT 250 — LADDER STANDINGS NOW POSTED AT THE PARK
LONG PARK POSTS REVISED SEATING — ONE TABLE NOW KEEPS NO RATING AT ALL, AT ITS OCCUPANT’S REQUEST
TOWN REGISTRY WILL PRINT A PLAYER’S FILE ON REQUEST — STANDING, TROPHIES AND COMPANION — NOTHING FURTHER IS DISCLOSED
◆ NEW — EVERY GAME YOU FINISH GETS A FREE REVIEW: YOUR ACCURACY, THE MOVE IT TURNED ON, AND THE ONE YOU MISSED
CHECKER PIECE PRICES REACH RECORD HIGH — ECONOMISTS CITE THE CRASH AS ORIGIN POINT
OBSERVATORY: THE MOON OVER CHECKER TOWN IS RUNNING THE SAME PHASE AS THE ONE OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW — CONFIRMED NIGHTLY
OBSERVATORY ISSUES SEEING FORECAST — THIN CLOUD ACROSS THE MOON ON RARE NIGHTS — VIEWING OTHERWISE UNOBSTRUCTED
UNKNOWN VESSEL SPOTTED OFF COAST — AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING — PUBLIC ADVISED TO REMAIN CALM
◆ THE ARCADE: CLAIM A CODENAME & CLIMB THE GLOBAL BOARDS — FREE, AND IT KEEPS PLAYING WITH THE WI-FI OFF
METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRM A CLOUD RESEMBLING A ROOK IS DUE SUNDAY — A SECOND CLOUD, RESEMBLING A DOG, ALSO DUE — NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
CHECKER TOWN YOUTH CHESS LEAGUE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN — FORMS AVAILABLE AT THE CIVIC HALL
◆ THE IDENTITY FORGE: BUILD YOUR OWN CHARACTER & COMPANION — FREE, AND RENAMEABLE ANY TIME YOU LIKE
◆ BUILDING — A GODOT ROGUELITE FROM THE BLENDER ASSETS. MADE IN THE OPEN.OFFICIAL: CHESS CITY HAS NOT RESPONDED TO CHECKER TOWN PASSAGE PERMIT REQUEST — DAY 47
PRINCESS WINS CHECKER TOWN INFORMAL CHESS TOURNAMENT — REMATCH PENDING
SHADOW ACTIVITY NEAR THE CRASH SITE — CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT UNACCOUNTED FOR
MCPUPPY STUDIOS DISPATCH UPDATED 2026.09.22 — NGREEN37 ON DUTY
Princess and the Journey to Chess City ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦
An animated series in the making — and a free chess arcade set in its world.
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Bill Alpine
Classified
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Argus
Side Character
LAST SEEN: CHECKER TOWN — THE FRONT DOOR
Auston
Family
LAST SEEN: CHECKER TOWN
Crockett
Side Character
LAST SEEN: UNKNOWN
Kedar
Family
LAST SEEN: THE SAND MINES
Maxwell
Side Character
LAST SEEN: CHECKER TOWN
Nate
Main Character
LAST SEEN: CHECKER TOWN
Princess
Main Character
LAST SEEN: CHECKER TOWN