Encyclopedia/Culture
Dune Encyclopedia·1 min read

Cheops: pyramid chess

An Imperial game requiring attention and concentration.

What the source says

The encyclopedia frames its Cheops entry as an excerpt from a game book supposedly published within the universe. Uncertain origins and traces from different eras make everyday culture a subject of historical research.

How to read it

A game tells more than how a society spends leisure time. It also connects courts, diplomatic meetings, and the value placed on mental skill; the testimonies cited in the entry belong to this framework of fictional historiography.

Sources

  1. The Dune Encyclopedia ↗Willis E. McNelly (editor) · EPUB

    CHEOPS (or "Pyramid Chess")

Related entries

From within the books

← Return to the encyclopedia

House Atreides · Maps appendix · Expanded universe