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14th February 2009, 10:58am
#1
by drmr4vrmr
baguio Philippines
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 462

is a rook a castle or a catapult?

14th February 2009, 01:49pm
#2
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 830

Castles can't move- it definately was a catapult or chariot and I like to think of mine as ICBMs

14th February 2009, 01:55pm
#3
by Kxg
Lithuania
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 39

Wikipedia:

 

rook ( , borrowed from Persian رخ rokhSanskrit rath, "chariot") “

14th February 2009, 02:13pm
#4
by drmr4vrmr
baguio Philippines
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 462

a chariot! Thanks Kxg. So in modern terms, that would be a tank or aircraft carrier!

 

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