thread: 2011-10-19 : Murderous Ghosts for Halloween
On 2011-10-21, Simon C wrote:
Vincent, I don't buy it.
Boards and pieces and alternating colours are fundamental to how you win the game of chess. You can't win the game without them.
For the player, engaging and identifying with the characters is at best tangential to them winning the game. A fictional world larger than the events of the game isn't required for the player to win.
