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Chess pieces

A sibling set for 6 agents. The six distinct piece types used in chess. Six kinds of piece, each named for how it moves, which is to say its job. The pawns are the subagents and there are eight of them.

  1. 1KingMoves one square in any direction; the piece the whole game protects
  2. 2QueenMoves any number of squares in any direction; the most powerful piece
  3. 3RookMoves any number of squares horizontally or vertically
  4. 4BishopMoves any number of squares diagonally
  5. 5KnightMoves in an L-shape, the only piece that jumps others
  6. 6PawnMoves forward one square (two on its first move); the most numerous piece

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Order is by relative power, as commonly taught. Source: Chess piece (Wikipedia), linked.