WHY IS THE KING SO LAZY ! 🙀

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The king is just a liability. He waits until most of his army is slaughtered, before putting in an appearance, what sort of a guy is that ! .......even let’s his wife do a lot of the fighting ! duh 🙄
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Ik, and why does the game end when he dies? Wouldn't the queen be able to rule?

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Think of the king as the representation of you.
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Hmm, I would prefer to be the Queen. Travelling long distances practically everywhere. Being the best piece on the board. The king just hobbles around

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It’s pretty obvious to me, that the king is just a free loader , frightened of getting his hands dirty ! 🤷‍♂️
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yup

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Surly the king should be leading is army from the front , and not waving 👋 them “ goodbye “ from the rear 🙀

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tourIDchess10kp wrote:
Think of the king as the representation of you.

Fat, lazy and misogynistic? 

Thanks a lot!

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Yes that comment from @tourIDchess10kp rather nasty 😤
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yeah 

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blueemu wrote:
tourIDchess10kp wrote:
Think of the king as the representation of you.

Fat, lazy and misogynistic? 

Thanks a lot!

you are welcome

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Woollen-Sock-007 wrote:
Yes that comment from @tourIDchess10kp rather nasty 😤

I honestly cant say whether you are joking or not

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Woollen-Sock-007 wrote:

Surly the king should be leading is army from the front , and not waving 👋 them “ goodbye “ from the rear 🙀

that doesnt make sense.

Do generals in armies fight at the frontlines?

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Sommah10 wrote:

Hmm, I would prefer to be the Queen. Travelling long distances practically everywhere. Being the best piece on the board. The king just hobbles around

You also have a fat target on your head

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tourIDchess10kp wrote:
Woollen-Sock-007 wrote:

Surly the king should be leading is army from the front , and not waving 👋 them “ goodbye “ from the rear 🙀

that doesnt make sense.

Do generals in armies fight at the frontlines?

Back in the old days, they did.

Chess represents ancient warfare, not modern war.

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Well said blueemu ! .......and perfectly correct,thumbup png
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blueemu wrote:
tourIDchess10kp wrote:
Woollen-Sock-007 wrote:

Surly the king should be leading is army from the front , and not waving 👋 them “ goodbye “ from the rear 🙀

that doesnt make sense.

Do generals in armies fight at the frontlines?

Back in the old days, they did.

Chess represents ancient warfare, not modern war.

Yeah but the rules have been changed quite a bit from the original rules, for example the queen was pretty weak, iirc.

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Woollen-Sock-007 wrote:
The king is just a liability. He waits until most of his army is slaughtered, before putting in an appearance, what sort of a guy is that ! .......even let’s his wife do a lot of the fighting ! duh 🙄

1.This is one of the best reasons to play the bongcloud

2.The 'queen' was actually not the queen since we are discussing 'ancient chess' here. It would be his prime minister or second in command

So both the queen AND the king were equally lazy and castling was invented waay later too.

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This is why I took the analogy of modern warfare.

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tourIDchess10kp wrote:
Sommah10 wrote:

Hmm, I would prefer to be the Queen. Travelling long distances practically everywhere. Being the best piece on the board. The king just hobbles around

You also have a fat target on your head

I like being wanted : )