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# Controls

| Input            | Action                                                                       |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `E` near a table | Open the menu (sit, play vs AI, set wager).                                  |
| `Left click`     | Pick up the piece under the cursor, then click a highlighted square to move. |
| `Right click`    | Deselect.                                                                    |
| `X`              | Stand up (forfeits an ongoing game).                                         |

While seated the camera locks overhead on the board. Pieces you can move are highlighted, and the legal target squares are marked when a piece is selected.