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The storyline in this game is off the rails (startrek.website)
submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/chess@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why is horsy a horsy and not knight? Also it seems king can take

[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

King can't take because a bishop is looking in her direction from half a mile away.

[โ€“] lugal@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sniper bishop

[โ€“] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like the idea

[โ€“] lugal@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

There were memes about it at some point in time

[โ€“] Neato@ttrpg.network 7 points 10 months ago

It's a horsey because the head of the chess piece is a horse model. And the joke wouldn't be as accurate to...whatever a Rook is supposed to be.