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> it seems so much more real-world than chess somehow. Like we must imagine that it was pretty rare for two perfectly matched armies to meet on the field of bat
by patates 4y ago
> it seems so much more real-world than chess somehow. Like we must imagine that it was pretty rare for two perfectly matched armies to meet on the field of battle for an honorable fight until one side’s leader was captured
A thing that kept me frustrated as a child: What's a bishop doing in the battlefield and how come he has infinite range?
Then I started playing AoE2...
- bee_rider 4y agoApparently in the historical Indian version, the non-noble units were infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants, which makes a bit more sense. Edit: a funny note, “rook” appears to come from the Persian word for chariot. Which makes a whole lot more sense than the little bird that shares the English name.