Some Games In Polish

It helps to know the terminology of games you like to play when you are in a foreign country.  Here are  some terms in Polish for a few games:

Chess (szachy):

King - król (K)

Queen - hetman (H) [sometimes also "dama" or "królowa"]

Rook - wieża (W)

Bishop - goniec (G)

Knight - skoczek (S)

Pawn - pion (P)

Checkmate (mate) - szach mat (mat)

Stalemate - pat

Check - szach

Roszada - castling

Don't ask me yet about the Scheveningen Variation or the Fried Liver Attack.  I'm not there (linguistically) yet.

Backgammon (tryktrak):

(Backgammon) checker - pion

Dice - kostki

Doubling cube - kostka dublująca

Playing cards (carty do gry):

Spades - pik

Clubs - trefl

Hearts - kier

Diamonds- karo

Ace- as

King - król

Queen - dama

Jack - walet, jeździec

Joker - dżoker

Blackjack (gra w oko)

(The) deal - rozdanie

Bridge (brydż)
bez atu - no trump