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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The story I heard (now apocryphal) is the chess was invented (using live actors as pieces) to allow a prince to explain to his mother why it was necessary to kill his brother on the field of battle. A literal lesson in politics.

Sadly, I can't find the source and Wikipedia says the origins of Chess are debated by scholarly historians.

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[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Getting your piece to the other side in checkers it becomes a king

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