What's the worst thing about chess? Should I convert to a more fulfilling game?

Sort:
Avatar of mynd_zye

I highly recommend co-ed swimsuit wrestling

Avatar of Writch
godlesssaint wrote:

I highly recommend co-ed swimsuit wrestling


Correct me if I'm wrong and perhaps if read elsewhere (other than a Beast post, that is), but I believe this has already been incorporated into Welsh-rules chess?

Sans pool, of course. And the swimsuits are all long sleeved and pants. Furthermore, the co-ed tourneys are segregated into four (4) non-male and non-female brackets.

Edit: Clarification - The brackets are still co-ed genetically speaking,  but are now categorized by gender-expression:

  1. masculine 
  2. feminine 
  3. neither (neuter)
  4. both (androgynous)
Avatar of magicwill25
malko wrote:

You can try Checkers, so the tranisition won't be too harsh, and then play Solitaire, which is almost the same as meditation.


Freecell is an awesome solo strategy game where every game is winnable.

Avatar of santiR
Tricklev wrote:

I do hope you realise that leaving the chess community isn't looked happily on, and you might suffer a honor related death accident due to your flirting with the other board games.

 

/ Yours sincerely, the voice you hear in your head when you're reading.


i agree: the chess mafia will be very displeased if you leave.

Avatar of CapnBrent

how did you teach Rwandan kids to play chess in Welsh???

Avatar of Kernicterus
CapnBrent wrote:

how did you teach Rwandan kids to play chess in Welsh???


He teaches hyper-modernism and counter-intuitivism styles...which are distinctly from the Welsh school of chess.  See previous posts.

Avatar of Deathridesahorse

The worst thing about chess is all the blood noses!

Avatar of eddiewsox

Championship Hot Dog eating is very fulfilling.

Avatar of Writch
eddiewsox wrote:

Championship Hot Dog eating is very fulfilling.


 Is there a free online site for that too? Sign me up, brother!

Avatar of Beast719
AfafBouardi wrote:
CapnBrent wrote:

how did you teach Rwandan kids to play chess in Welsh???


He teaches hyper-modernism and counter-intuitivism styles...which are distinctly from the Welsh school of chess.  See previous posts.


 Dou you mean counter-intuitivismism?  ie the Welsh school.

Avatar of LordJones3rd

Chess is fulfilling!!!

Avatar of Writch
LordJones3rd wrote:

Chess is fulfilling!!!


Yes, full of creamery custard filling.

And with crispy, flakey goodness on the outside.

Avatar of rollingpawns

I can't believe in your biography. How you can teach Rwandan kids chess with your online rating 1362? How the knight moves? Sorry, you are beginner. Also can't take seriously all this talk about conversion, there is nothing to convert from. Of course, if you like Backgammon you can play it as much as you want, but I would rather teach the kids chess.

Avatar of Writch
AnthonyCG wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:

yeah so the hook line and sinker goes on...


 

Yep, although the replies are sometimes even more amusing than the first of Beast's posts.

Looks like we're running low on hooks and the reel is just about out of line. Congratualtions, Beast, you should be a fisherman - you have the gift for making lures, picking the best bait and definately for telling tales.

Avatar of Kernicterus

Rollingpawns.  Don't you think you're being a little harsh?  You don't have to be a grandmaster to teach chess.  The kids in Kigali are rated like 400 - 600 from what I heard and so he's doing them a huge benefit.  Plus they don't have food so at least they can play chess to take their minds off the problems.

Avatar of Ricardo_Morro

When I tire of chess, I play strategy games like "Samurai Swords."

Avatar of kissinger

I just discovered, if you spin in a circle quickly for about 10-15 minutes and then read the forums you get a really wild perspective...........just thinking outloud...

Avatar of rich34788
Writch wrote:
eddiewsox wrote:

Championship Hot Dog eating is very fulfilling.


 Is there a free online site for that too? Sign me up, brother!


Correspondence championship hotdog eating? Awesome!

Avatar of Kupov
ilikeflags wrote:

yeah so the hook line and sinker goes on...


Do you really need to prove your intelligence by coming into all of these threads and repeatedly stating that you get the joke?