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The puzzle was originally conceived in 1906. Love me some Sam Loyd, there is no greater chess puzzler in my mind.
by kthejoker2 5y ago
The puzzle was originally conceived in 1906.
Love me some Sam Loyd, there is no greater chess puzzler in my mind.
- egypturnash 5y agoIt's the less-racist remix of his 1896 "Get Off The Earth" puzzle, which contains twelve or thirteen "chinamen" in the exact same poses around a globe. http://www.marianotomatis.it/blog.php?post=blog/20110715§ion=english http://www.marianotomatis.it/blog.php?post=blog/20110715&sec... Whoever currently owns his name is still selling it, except now it refers to "warriors". https://www.samloyd.com/product/get-off-the-earth-card/ https://www.samloyd.com/product/get-off-the-earth-card/
- acomjean 5y agoVideo demo of the "Get Off the Earth" which is a little jarring. It looks to be the same as a bike one. The video has lots of other versions/variations on these puzzles: https://youtu.be/KdwJQbxLFHI?t=27 https://youtu.be/KdwJQbxLFHI?t=27
- dang 5y agoAdded above. Thanks!