Forms of the game. The board is triangular, marked with a triangular grid of nine triangles per side, giving a total of eighty-one playing spaces. There is an additional division of the board which is not visible, but is merely understood. That is the division of the playing area into three corners, or points. Each player arranges his or her pieces within one of the board's points.
Action extends out over the full board as play proceeds.
Playing pieces may be carved or formed from materials into recognizable shapes or simple disks marked with the symbols of the pieces. They could be Klingon letters or images like military unit identification brass that signify the duties, power or characteristics of the individual pieces. Origins and characteristics of the pieces. As in the game of Chess, the gaming pieces for Klin Zha no doubt originated from the maneuvering capabilities of soldiers on the field of battle. The names of the individual pieces and some hints from the literature of author John Ford helped to formulate the following movement structure.