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[[File:Alba & Ater 01.png|thumb|200px|Alba & Ater replica set.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Alba & Ater'''|アルバ&アーテル|Aruba & Āteru}} (Latin for "White" and "Black", respectively) is a chess-like board game seen in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'', Episode 4, Quest 75, Eraqus:''' "I want to know how to beat Xehanort in chess! / It's a game with black and white pieces called Alba and Ater and—"</ref> [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]] would often play this game in their youth.
[[File:Alba & Ater side view.jpg|thumb|200px|Alba & Ater replica set.]]
'''Alba & Ater'''<ref>[https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/687465/kingdom-hearts-iii-alba-ater-set KINGDOM HEARTS III ALBA & ATER SET]</ref> (Latin for "White" and "Black", respectively) is a chess-like board game seen in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]] would often play this game in their youth.


==Story==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
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===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
One day in [[Scala ad Caelum]], Xehanort questions Eraqus about his knowledge of the [[Keyblade War]] and the "Lost Masters" during a game of Alba & Ater. After the game, the two offer each other their support and begin a new game with Xehanort's new seven dark pieces and Eraqus placing a white piece on the board.
One day in [[Scala ad Caelum]], Xehanort questions Eraqus about his knowledge of the [[Keyblade War]] and the "Lost Masters" during a game of Alba & Ater. After the game, the two offer each other their support and begin a new game with Xehanort's new seven dark pieces and Eraqus placing a white piece on the board.
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==Pieces==
==Pieces==
The main board that Xehanort and Eraqus play on has 32 pieces: 16 silver and white pieces, and 16 gold and black pieces. Each piece is adorned with a [[Symbols in the Kingdom Hearts series|symbol]] on top and named after a character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series or a Keyblade. Eraqus introduces a variant of the game with seven new black and gold pieces against one of the existing silver and white pieces.
[[File:Alba & Ater white pieces.jpg|thumb|200px|Silver and white pieces.]]
[[File:Alba & Ater black pieces.jpg|thumb|200px|Gold and black pieces.]]
There are 39 total pieces in the game with 16 silver and white and 23 gold and black pieces that each player have control of on their side. Each piece is adorned with a [[Symbols in the Kingdom Hearts series|symbol]] on top and is named after a character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series or a Keyblade.
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*Gold and black piece
*Gold and black piece
**[[Xehanort]]
**[[Xehanort]]
**[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]
**[[Ansem]]
**[[Xemnas]]
**[[Xemnas]]
**[[Xigbar]]
*[[Xigbar]]
**[[Saïx]]
**[[Saïx]]
**[[Young Xehanort]]
**[[Young Xehanort]]
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**[[Vanitas]]
**[[Vanitas]]
**[[Larxene]]
**[[Larxene]]
**[[Demyx]]
*[[Demyx]]
**[[Vexen]]
**[[Vexen]]
**[[Luxord]]
**[[Luxord]]
**[[Xaldin]]
*[[Xaldin]]
**[[Dark Riku]]
**[[Dark Riku]]
**[[Xion]]
**[[Xion]]
**[[Terra-Xehanort|Terra Gold Ver.]]
**[[Terra-Xehanort|Terra Gold Ver.]]
**7 unnamed gold and black pieces
**7 unnamed gold and black piece


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Alba & Ater 02.png|Silver and white pieces.
File:Alba & Ater 03.png|Gold and black pieces.
Sora Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Sora's game piece.
Riku Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Riku's game piece.
Kairi Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Kairi's game piece.
Mickey Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Mickey's game piece.
Terra Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Terra's game piece.
Aqua Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Aqua's game piece.
Ventus Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Ventus's game piece.
Xehanort Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Xehanort's game piece.
Ansem Seeker of Darkness Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Ansem's game piece.
Xemnas Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Xemnas's game piece.
Xigbar Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Xigbar's game piece.
Saix Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Saïx's game piece.
Young Xehanort Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Young Xehanort's game piece.
Marluxia Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Marluxia's game piece.
Vanitas Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Vanitas's game piece.
Larxene Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Larxene's game piece.
Demyx Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Demyx's game piece.
Vexen Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Vexen's game piece.
Luxord Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Luxord's game piece.
Xaldin Chess Piece (Art) KHIII.png|Artwork of Xaldin's game piece.
</gallery>
</gallery>
 
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==Trivia==
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*Despite not being a member of the [[real Organization XIII]], Xaldin has a dark Alba & Ater game piece, both in the concept art of the board game and in the actual replica set for sale.<ref>[https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/687465/kingdom-hearts-iii-alba-ater-set '''''KINGDOM HEARTS III ALBA & ATER SET (Additional Information)''''']</ref>


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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