{
  "_meta": {
    "title": "Wiz-War Chessex-era sector boards (6th edition) and setup configurations",
    "generatedFrom": [
      "research/boards-6e.md (machine-verified layouts: BGG photos of the actual 6e tiles cross-checked against Jeff Barrett's jeloba.com redraws under all 8 symmetries)",
      "research/rules-6e.md (5e rulebook text: board edges, AUTO WARP, doors; 6e setup-diagram description)"
    ],
    "conventions": {
      "grid": "Each sector board is a 5x5 grid. Cells are addressed [row, col], 1-indexed, row 1 = top, col 1 = left, in the canonical orientation used by research/boards-6e.md (arbitrary - boards are randomly rotated at setup).",
      "walls": "Interior wall segments sit on edges between two cells and are listed as {\"cell\": [row, col], \"side\": \"S\"|\"E\"}: side S = the edge between [row,col] and [row+1,col]; side E = the edge between [row,col] and [row,col+1]. Every interior edge is expressed from its upper/left cell, so only S and E are needed.",
      "doors": "Same {cell, side} convention. A door fills a wall gap; doors are locked at all times and relock after passage (see rules-notes.md).",
      "perimeter": "Each side of a sector is a solid outer wall with exactly ONE one-space opening centered on the middle cell of that edge - i.e. openings at the N edge of [1,3], W edge of [3,1], E edge of [3,5], S edge of [5,3]. All six boards share this; it is encoded once here (edgeOpenings) rather than per board.",
      "sectorJunctions": "The apparent double wall at the junction of any two sectors is treated as a single wall (5e rules text).",
      "cellDecorations": "Cells have no other printed features. NOTE: 6e boards have NO center dots even though the rulebook LOS text references them (official FAQ) - eyeball cell centers for LOS."
    },
    "edgeOpenings": [
      {
        "edge": "N",
        "cell": [
          1,
          3
        ]
      },
      {
        "edge": "W",
        "cell": [
          3,
          1
        ]
      },
      {
        "edge": "E",
        "cell": [
          3,
          5
        ]
      },
      {
        "edge": "S",
        "cell": [
          5,
          3
        ]
      }
    ],
    "provenance": "Layouts A-F are the six distinct Chessex-era mazes (4 ship in the 6e base box + 2 in Expansion Set #1; WHICH four are base is unknown - boards are unlabeled). The 5th/6th/7th editions use the same layouts (5e vs 6e confirmed by machine comparison; 7e likely, and per Jolly's site one 6e board layout was replaced before the 7e printing - which one is unidentified)."
  },
  "boards": [
    {
      "id": "board-a",
      "name": "Layout A",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            1
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4679.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile5.jpg (BGG pic184680) rotated 180 degrees; photo and redraw matched on every edge.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile5.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4679.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "board-b",
      "name": "Layout B",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            5,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4677.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile1.jpg (BGG pic184445) rotated 180 degrees; photo and redraw matched on every edge.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile1.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4677.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "board-c",
      "name": "Layout C",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            5,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            1
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4676.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile3.jpg (BGG pic184447); rotate the canonical diagram 90 degrees CW to match the photo. Photo and redraw matched on every edge.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile3.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4676.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "board-d",
      "name": "Layout D",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4678.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile2.jpg (BGG pic184446); rotate the canonical diagram 90 degrees CW to match the photo. Research caveat: DOOR POSITION on this layout rests on photo+redraw agreement with lower-quality evidence - verify against the physical board. Layout has an unusually open east-west corridor through the home row.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile2.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4678.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "board-e",
      "name": "Layout E",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            1
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            1
          ],
          "side": "E"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4674.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile6.jpg (BGG pic184683); rotate the canonical diagram 270 degrees CW (90 CCW) to match the photo. Door sits on a vertical wall. Photo and redraw matched on every edge.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile6.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4674.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "board-f",
      "name": "Layout F",
      "gridSize": [
        5,
        5
      ],
      "homeSpace": [
        3,
        3
      ],
      "treasureSpaces": [
        [
          2,
          2
        ],
        [
          4,
          4
        ]
      ],
      "walls": [
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            4
          ],
          "side": "E"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            4
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            1
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            2,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            1
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            3,
            5
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            2
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            4,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        }
      ],
      "doors": [
        {
          "cell": [
            1,
            3
          ],
          "side": "S"
        },
        {
          "cell": [
            5,
            3
          ],
          "side": "E"
        }
      ],
      "verification": {
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "notes": "Physically verified 2026-08-15 against the owner's board photo research/scans/IMG_4675.jpeg (perspective-rectified, every boundary read visually, matched with zero diffs under pure rotation; see research/boards-verification.md). Earlier provenance: Photo 6e-photo-tile4.jpg (BGG pic184665) - the LOWEST-QUALITY photo of the six, with 2 near-threshold edges in the machine read; rotate the canonical diagram 90 degrees CW to match the photo. Verify both door positions and give all edges a once-over against the physical board.",
        "photo": "research/images/6e-photo-tile4.jpg",
        "ownerPhoto": "research/scans/IMG_4675.jpeg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "setups": {
    "_notes": "From the 6e rulebook back-page Set-Up Diagram (research/images/6e-rules-setup-diagram.jpg) and 7e rulebook pp. 8-9 (research/images/7e-rules-setup-2-8-players.jpg). Diagram contents are CONFIRMED as printed; interpretation of the letter labels is LIKELY - verify exact wording in the physical 6e rulebook. Boards are shuffled and randomly rotated face-down, laid out in the configuration for the player count, then flipped simultaneously; each player's sector is the one containing their home star (5e rules: each player chooses a sector at random). NAMING CONFLICT: the 5e rules text calls the corner connector the 'AUTO WARP' (used only in the 3-player game); the research's reading of the 6e/7e diagrams calls the same arc an 'Aisle Warp'. Assumed to be the same device - verify the 6e rulebook's term.",
    "autoWarpRules": "5e rules text (verbatim gist): the AUTO WARP does not count as a space - you go directly from one end to the other; treat the connected board edges as adjacent for all purposes including LOS and spell casting (straight line). It exists only in the 3-player setup. If a sector is RELOCATED, the AUTO WARP is discarded and only opposite board edges connect. ROTATE SECTOR has no effect on the AUTO WARP.",
    "wraparoundRules": "Board edges are open at the letter-marked openings: leaving the map at opening letter X re-enters at the matching letter X on the opposite side. If a wall right next to a lettered exit is smashed down, you can enter the opposite board edge at the point relative to where the wall was smashed. Wrap-connected openings are treated as adjacent for movement and LOS (7e diagram LOS examples).",
    "configurations": [
      {
        "players": 2,
        "source": "6e setup diagram",
        "arrangement": "2 sectors stacked in a 1x2 column (5 wide x 10 tall)",
        "boardsRequired": 2,
        "edgeLetters": "Top sector: {top: A, left: C, right: B}. Bottom sector: {left: B, right: C, bottom: A}. Matching letters wrap: off the top at A re-enters at the bottom at A; top-right (B) connects to bottom-left (B); top-left (C) connects to bottom-right (C).",
        "verification": "Letter interpretation LIKELY; verify against physical rulebook. Note the crossed B/C pairing."
      },
      {
        "players": "2 (variant)",
        "source": "Expansion rules ('Two Player Variant') + 7e diagram (B'/C')",
        "arrangement": "Same 1x2 column with the B and C exits crossed the other way, so each player has both a B and a C exit in his own sector ('a lot more fun this way').",
        "boardsRequired": 2,
        "verification": "Verbatim from expansion rules; 7e diagram shows it as B'/C' with pairings swapped straight-across."
      },
      {
        "players": 3,
        "source": "6e setup diagram",
        "arrangement": "Stair/L shape - one sector on the top row (offset right), two on the bottom row.",
        "boardsRequired": 3,
        "edgeLetters": "Convex outer openings pair by letter (wraparound). At the concave corner, the two openings facing the notch are joined by the AUTO WARP / 'Aisle Warp' arc (stepping out one opening brings you around the corner into the other).",
        "verification": "Exact letter placement not documented; AUTO WARP behavior verbatim from 5e rules (see autoWarpRules)."
      },
      {
        "players": 4,
        "source": "6e setup diagram",
        "arrangement": "2x2 square (10x10 spaces).",
        "boardsRequired": 4,
        "edgeLetters": "Straight-across wrap: left-edge openings A,B pair with right-edge openings A,B on the same rows; top C,D pair with bottom C,D on the same columns.",
        "verification": "LIKELY. Contrast: the 7e rulebook's 4-player diagram is MISPRINTED per the official FAQ (opposite edges should carry identical letters)."
      },
      {
        "players": 5,
        "source": "6e setup diagram",
        "arrangement": "Plus/cross shape (4 arms + center). Marked '2 sets required'.",
        "boardsRequired": 5,
        "edgeLetters": "Opposite arm tips wrap to each other (A-A top/bottom, B-B left/right); diagram arrows show the concave corner openings warping around the corners.",
        "verification": "LIKELY; needs 2 copies of the game (or base + Expansion #1 boards)."
      },
      {
        "players": 6,
        "source": "6e setup diagram",
        "arrangement": "3x2 rectangle. Marked '2 sets required'.",
        "boardsRequired": 6,
        "edgeLetters": "Straight-across wrap: top A,B,C to bottom A,B,C; left D,E to right D,E.",
        "verification": "LIKELY."
      },
      {
        "players": 7,
        "source": "7e rulebook (NOT printed in 6e)",
        "arrangement": "Pinwheel arrangement of 7 sectors with aisle-warp arcs around the notches.",
        "boardsRequired": 7,
        "verification": "7e-only configuration; usable as a house extension for 6e."
      },
      {
        "players": 8,
        "source": "7e rulebook (NOT printed in 6e)",
        "arrangement": "Two printed options: a large cross with doubled arms, or a 2x4 rectangle with straight-across wrap.",
        "boardsRequired": 8,
        "verification": "7e-only configuration; usable as a house extension for 6e."
      }
    ],
    "relocateSector": "The RELOCATE SECTOR spell moves a whole sector during play (translation only, no rotation; the map must stay connected). The rulebooks show a resulting staggered configuration and how edges reconnect: after a relocation only opposite board edges connect (any AUTO WARP is discarded). FAQ: you cannot end up with two isolated 2-board islands."
  },
  "verificationSummary": {
    "needsPhysicalCopy": [
      "Doors on Layouts D and F (photo quality); once-over of all six layouts against the real tiles",
      "Which 4 of the 6 layouts ship in the 6e base box (vs Expansion Set #1's 2)",
      "Which one 6e board layout was replaced before the 7e printing",
      "Exact rulebook wording for treasure-space setup, wraparound/aisle-warp movement and LOS, sector assignment, edge-letter placement, and the 2-player variant",
      "Physical board dimensions and whether the backs are blank (single-sidedness is LIKELY, not confirmed)",
      "Whether the treasure-space glyph is officially called a 'treasure start square' in the 6e rulebook (meaning inferred from parallel rules in other editions)",
      "Any errata sheet in the box (the 5th edition shipped one)"
    ]
  }
}