Whoever came up with the Knight and pawn movesets in chess was fucking insane >RookUp down left right any distance >BishopRook but diagonal >QueenRook + Bishop>King Queen but one space >KNIGHT Two spaces forward in any direction and then one to the left or right, and you can also GO OVER pieces>PAWNOne space forward, but two spaces if it's your first move, but to actually take pieces if you move diagonally left or right, and also if a pawn performs the two- space move past an enemy pawn it can be taken as though it had only moved one space
Compromise design attempting to teach extremely basic military theory by simple example. >RookFortresses can control large areas, protecting key units>BishopThe church can do the same but different>QueenThe capitol is both a fortress and seat of the church>KingYour leadership is a soft underbelly with a limited logistical reach>KnightElite military units can outfox foes in close, and can destroy normal units easily. But they are tricky to get the best results with>PawnTwo regular army units will lumber towards each other and stalemate in a costly way unless artfully managed. Flank-seeking can give rise to victory but leave you overextended. <Some bullshit about fast marches and exhaustion once deployed>
>>96518595Now do the chariot and elephant
>>96519286Aren't they just rooks?
Nixon chess piece be like "I am not a rook"
>>96518481My friend asked me to play chess at the college library this afternoon and I destroyed him.
>>96519391Elephant is a 2x2 leaper
>>96519601Why would an elephant be leaping
>>96519636because he never forgets legday
>>96519589I wish I had friends to play with
>>96518595The bishop as an analog for the church doesn't really work for me. It makes more sense for it to be literal, since bishops have historically fought and (albeit rarely) died in battle.
>>96519984The bishop was originally a vizier, wasn't it?
