How about the Fry Your Liver Attack?
A game with the devil
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Ubik42 wrote:
Well its not like god has some great track record either.
"Hey, Abe, sacrifice your son! C'mon, do it, Abe, prove you love me."
"Ah, Abe, I was just joshing you. I can't believe you wer really about to do it. I mean, what asswipe would sacrifice his own son, right?"
Then add at the end:
"Hahaha, no, but seriously, if you aren't willing to do it again tomorrow you're pretty much going straight to hell."
I never back down from a good chess challenge! Bring it on!
Mar 17, 2013
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Ubik42 wrote:
Well its not like god has some great track record either.
"Hey, Abe, sacrifice your son! C'mon, do it, Abe, prove you love me."
"Ah, Abe, I was just joshing you. I can't believe you wer really about to do it. I mean, what asswipe would sacrifice his own son, right?"
Abe got off easy, compared to Job
varelse1 wrote:
Ubik42 wrote:
Well its not like god has some great track record either.
"Hey, Abe, sacrifice your son! C'mon, do it, Abe, prove you love me."
"Ah, Abe, I was just joshing you. I can't believe you wer really about to do it. I mean, what asswipe would sacrifice his own son, right?"
Abe got off easy, compared to Job
That is until a few hundred years later when they added the happy ending...
Aren't we forgetting the logical step where you go to the hospital?
What happens if we draw? A rematch?
I would play him, and it would be my most intense chess battle ever.
HECK no, of course I wouldn't play. If you would I applaud your confidence but question your sanity.
You mean because I'm hearing a voice inside my head that proclaims it's Satan?
Mar 17, 2013
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#33
There is a Scottish story that I read once about a cards champion playing for his soul against the devil.
In the story the champion says to himself "I'd play the devil himself and win". Then a dude knocks at the door of his castle and introduces himself as a cards sharp. He has a top hat to cover his horns. They both agree to play. About an hour later there is a huge scream from their cards room and they are both never seen again; the devil won.
Mar 17, 2013
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#34
AndyClifton wrote:
You mean because I'm hearing a voice inside my head that proclaims it's Satan?
Of course, if we're already hearing that voice, declining the game will not help us at that stage.
linuxblue1 wrote:
There is a Scottish story that I read once about a cards champion playing for his soul against the devil.
In the story the champion says to himself "I'd play the devil himself and win". Then a dude knocks at the door of his castle and introduces himself as a cards sharp. He has a top hat to cover his horns. They both agree to play. About an hour later there is a huge scream from their cards room and they are both never seen again; the devil won.
There's an American story I heard once about a musician playing for his soul against the devil.
In the story Johnny says to himself "I'm the best that's ever been." Then a dude jumps up on a hickory stump and introduces himself as satan. He promises a golden fiddle if Johnny wins. They both agree to play. A few verses later... Johnny wins a fiddle.
Different moral to this story I guess.
Unless your wish was for a fiddle.
Oh great, it's everybody's favorite director: Mr Happy.
Mar 17, 2013
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#39
OK. Let's do some lateral thinking here.
You are an average Joe chessplayer. At least you ain't special compared to a GM. Nothing else special about you. And this Satan character comes to YOU to get your soul. It seems that YOU have to give it to him.
Well, if my soul is that important then I must have some bargaining power, right? So let's use it.
I'd say to Satan: I want one night with a woman of my choice. Only then will I consider your offer.
Sure, this violates someone else's rights. But I think that the situation itself shows that it's all gone way past such niceities.
But I agree that the laws of the physical universe would still have to be obeyed. So that rules out one night with Britney Spears.
What opening would the Master of Darkness play?