@paulg That’s because chess was invented before the Geneva Conventions. Pieces are not captured, they are killed.
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@JoeTall It did occur to me that if they'd had any experience of medieval battle it wouldn't seem so odd. -
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@paulg Have them play bughouse! It's great for beginners and also promotes great teamwork cc:@ikirigin@JeffLonsdale@JTLonsdale -
@_andrewlee@paulg@JeffLonsdale@JTLonsdale Paul's kids think like The Others in Game of Thrones.
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@paulg bughouse!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg apart from crazyhouse, try japanese chess, shogi. Very cool!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I remember my feeling of disappointment at learning that, probably when I was about 7 or 8.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg play crazyhouse on lichess :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Once they start to sit through longer tournament games they'll go through a phase where they learn how to stack them as high they canThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I described it as killing to my 6yo and he now insists on laying the pieces on their sides once they're off the board...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg let them try shogi!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg chess varients bughouse and crazy house bring the captured pieces back.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Au contraire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess … Any chess tourney worth it's salt has siamese blitz raging between matches.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Try ShogiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@nonedone1 side effects using a nicer word "capture" instead of "kill" I suppose.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg you could try to play with their rules! Create/alter gameplay is a game in itself. (Some "mutators" here http://www.chessvariants.com/newideas.dir/mutators.html …)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg killed might be a better word instead of capturedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Have you played bughouse with them?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Perhaps you should introduce your kids to Bughouse chess? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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