Editing Alba & Ater

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[[File:Alba & Ater 01.png|thumb|200px|Alba & Ater replica set.]]
{{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.

==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
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===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.

==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.
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*Silver and white piece
**[[Sora]]
**[[Riku]]
**[[Kairi]]
**[[Mickey]]
**[[Terra]]
**[[Aqua]]
**[[Ventus]]
**[[Roxas]]
**[[Axel]]
**[[Starlight]]

*Gold and black piece
**[[Xehanort]]
**[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]
**[[Xemnas]]
**[[Xigbar]]
**[[Saïx]]
**[[Young Xehanort]]
**[[Marluxia]]
**[[Vanitas]]
**[[Larxene]]
**[[Demyx]]
**[[Vexen]]
**[[Luxord]]
**[[Xaldin]]
**[[Dark Riku]]
**[[Xion]]
**[[Terra-Xehanort|Terra Gold Ver.]]
**7 unnamed gold and black pieces

==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>

==Trivia==
*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==
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