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Love this! Unrelated, but reminds me of another story featuring Chess and a Duck, and also relevant to the HN audience, which relates to the old videogame Batt
by nfoz 4y ago
Love this!
Unrelated, but reminds me of another story featuring Chess and a Duck, and also relevant to the HN audience, which relates to the old videogame Battle Chess: https://bwiggs.com/notebook/queens-duck/ https://bwiggs.com/notebook/queens-duck/
- iancmceachern 4y agoI loved battle chess!! The animations were so cool at the time.
- jimt1234 4y agoMe too! Battle Chess is what got me into chess back in the 80s. Apparently there's a new-ish version on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/200150/Battle_Chess_Game_of_Kings/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/200150/Battle_Chess_Game_...
- clan 4y agoBEWARE: I was tempted to do an impulse buy. Luckily I read the reviews first - they are not favourable. Seems abandoned and buggy.
- KyleBrandt 4y agoAlso for nostalgia - Archon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon:_The_Light_and_the_Dark https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon:_The_Light_and_the_Da...
- JacobAldridge 4y agoI share that story quite often, as an example of practical thinking to manage a manager.
- Gravityloss 4y agoMaybe, originally, chess did have the duck, but when presented to the emperor, he wanted to have it removed. So duck chess is actually now reverting to the pure, original form!