A King's Gambit

Four Knights four Towers
King's Bishop Two
Four Knaves two Kings
Jacks in the saddle
King of breaking hearts
King of diamonds
Riches and treasures
Two red Ladies two Queens

Queen's Gambit

King's Indian long diagonal
Rooks' and Castles' rank and file
Thirteen by four and eight by eight
Sixty-four black and white
Fifty-two faces
Joker straight alive

Shuffle break and deal!

Three Two's and two Three's
Full House all the marbles

Place your bets!

Sicilian is a fighting game
Dragon is the sharpest
Bravest man never looks back
Foot soldier sidesteps Pawn
Run for Queen One of clubs!

His Majesty the King
Discovered double check Chief
Flog a red horse pin and fork
Four Ladies two Dames
A dark Queen of shadows
The three sisters three shovels
Shovel a dead Jack in a box

Red or white or black and green
Rolling the dice!
Spinning wheel hop-hop jump stop!

Fate is Cast

Lady Luck Joker and Poker
Bluff and pass or call and show!
Four daughters and two mothers
Jack of hearts
Black Bishop and Four Queens!
Penalty and Ace of diamonds

Dark the Clover

Flip and fall heads or tails
Bank and pile win or lose
Check Mate and Jack Pot!

End of Game

# A stew of Chess and Poker

Pieces and chunks lots of fat and tender potato smothered in a secret sauce
and broiled a day is on the cards, with a dash of fun and cooked veggies
a hint of money a pinch of salt and the most divine rice.