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==Rules of the Game==
The goal of the game is to kill the opponent's Emperor.{{Fn|8}} Standard regicide is played with no hooded pieces, no Tellessian variant involving a supplementary deck of cards, no wild divinitarchs or player-selected primarch pieces, each with their own differing moves.{{Fn|12}}
One of the ancient rules of regicide is for onlookers to not offer players advice mid-play. Playing pieces are typically two distinct colours, sometimes black and green. When deciding who will play which colour, the playing board might be spun to see who comes up as which colour.{{Fn|7}}
Double regicide is another variation. It features two boards in parallel, one played backwards using militants as crowning pieces, the other played long with sentries wild and a freedom to regent-up on white-square takes after the third sequence of play.{{Fn|11b}}
Some worlds have produced their own variation of regicide rules, an example being the world of Glavia.{{Fn|11a}} The names of the game pieces can also varyfrom culture to culture. For example, an Emperor might be called a monarch and a citizen might be called a churl.{{Fn|7}}
Another common variation of regicide is [[Castles]] and dates back to before the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|10}}
**{{Endn|11a}}: Chapter Six
**{{Endn|11b}}: Chapter Seven
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Genefather (Novel)]], Chapter 7
[[Category:Imperial Culture]]
