• CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    If chess were a new game released today, I imagine a lot of these “why’d they make it political” types would probably object to the fact that the most powerful character in the game is the only one that’s clearly stated to be a woman.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Well, not if chess were created today, the way it was created originally. It took until 997 for The Queen to replace The Chancellor/Minister, and even then she could only move one square diagonally only. It took till the 1400’s for her to gain a flying mount, or whatever the explanation is for her current OP movement status.

      Bishops replaced Elephants in the 1200s, but could only move 2 squares, diagonally, at a time.