Pawn (chess) Pawn (chess) The pawn (♙,♟) is the most numerous piece in the game of chess, and in most circumstances, also the weakest. It historically represents infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins a game with eight pawns, one on each square of the immediately in front of the other pieces. (The white pawns start on a2, b2, c2, d2, e2, f2, g2, h2; the black pawns start on a7, b7, c7, d7. e7, f7, g7, h7.) Individual pawns are referred to by the on which they stand. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's
Sorry! (game) Sorry! (game) Sorry! is a board game that is based on the ancient cross and circle game "Pachisi". Players try to travel around the board with their pieces (called pawns) faster than any other player. Originally manufactured by W.H. Storey & Co in England and now by Hasbro, "Sorry!" is marketed for two to four players, ages 6+. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic "Sorry!" The objective is to be the first player to get all four of their coloured pawns from their start