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This is why I've been avoiding chess. Anything that feels too memory intensive just doesn't seem fun to me. It's not creative strategy it's just rote memorizati
by 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
This is why I've been avoiding chess. Anything that feels too memory intensive just doesn't seem fun to me. It's not creative strategy it's just rote memorization. Same goes for Rubik's cubes.
- INTPenis 3y agoYeah I'll play the shit out of a Civilization game. That's like "3D chess" in a way because every unit has their own moves, you're restricted by the hexagonal board, you have to know which unit to use in which context.
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- stephen_g 3y agoI’ve always felt the same way - perhaps it’s because I get to work on interesting and hard problems at work so when I get home I’d rather veg out. I’d much rather swim for an hour than do something mentally taxing and memory intensive. If I did something more manual I think I would perhaps crave that kind of outlet so I can kind of see the appeal. At least playing good chess does involve some improvisation and creativity. Cubing on the other hand has not appealed to me at all since I learnt it was mostly just memorising some patterns and executing them. It just feels like a trick - it is impressive the speed some people can do it but I’ve never really been impressed by people being able to solve them. Perhaps those are unpopular opinions though!
- FergusArgyll 3y agoI don't find chess memory intensive, I almost never directly commit opening variations to memory. I play around with them, often against myself, until I get a feel for what works, what's speculative and what's bad. Preparing for a tourney or a big game is different obv. but usually you just play enough that openings and their values become a part of you
- erfgh 3y agoJust play chess960. It is a better game.