As Spock would say this would be illogical;.-/
What would aliens do?
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Mar 24, 2016
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I think they would draw conclusions on the number of pieces. 8 pawns, not very important. 2 Knights, bishops and rooks, more important. 1 King and Queen, the most important.
They would probably hit upon the basics about the less numerous pieces being more important, but they might also allow pawns to move backwards or sideways.
if they have the technology to come to earth, that would make them somewhat intelligent, no ? so they wouldn't waste time with chess, right ?
Mar 24, 2016
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#6
I think they might find some symmetry: two sets of identical pieces. There are four corners so they would place two identical pieces there (rooks, bishops or Knights).
Look at what children do when they don't know the rules. They put the black pieces in the dark squares and the white pieces in the light squares. Maybe aliens would do that.
Look at what children do when they don't know the rules. They put the black pieces in the dark squares and the white pieces in the light squares. Maybe aliens would do that.
Mar 24, 2016
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#8
i think if aliens came to earth chess would be the least of our worries
Mar 24, 2016
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#9
I don't think they'd figure out how the horsey moves. I'd have to use my piggies to calculate the exact odds, but one of them is at the market now
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Mar 24, 2016
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#11
Sometimes my piggies are at the market and sometimes they stay home, it really depends on the piggy. But I can't do an accurate calculation of the odds aliens would figure out the rules of chess without using all my digits and piggies
I disagree with the notion that aliens would know less numerous peices are more vauable, because for all we know that might be a very human concept; they may very well think the oppisite beleiving the pawns are the most usseful thats why you need so many.
Mar 24, 2016
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#13
How alien are the aliens? For example, would they think that taller pieces are more important than the small ones?
When my kid saw a piece set for the first time she thought that pawns were children. I think that aliens would notice that pieces come in different sizes and try to draw some conclusions from that.
When my kid saw a piece set for the first time she thought that pawns were children. I think that aliens would notice that pieces come in different sizes and try to draw some conclusions from that.
Mar 24, 2016
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#14
There are reports of little grey aliens and tall grey aliens. Maybe the aliens will think that the pawns are them?
well, the last time aliens visited me, they stole some of my cd's. they didn't give a rat's ass about the chess set.
Let's say you give a chess set as a gift to extraterrestrials who have paid Earth a visit. They take the set to their home world, choosing to remain ignorant of the rules of play. What are the odds the aliens will invent rules that are identical to Earth chess?