When I lock down books they become in accessible! Not even the house owner can read them. Is this normal?
Either way I call it BROKE. Also -- I think you should be able to use a chessboard that is locked down.
I *THINK* this was a temporary situation, as a side effect of a bug that allowed locked down runebooks in private houses to be accessed through the walls by people who weren't friended/co-owned to the house. If I'm correct on that, I think its one of those "on the roadmap to be fixed" type items.
You sir have a fan. I hope you understand you are now obligated to play a match against me in game. One caveat, I prefer perilous chess (e.g. Chess in dungeons!) Thanks for the update. I'll bite my nails...rrr I mean bide my time until its fixed.