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#REDIRECT [[1112: Think Logically]]
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{{comic
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| number    = 1112
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| date      = September 24, 2012
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| title    = Think Logically
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| image    = think_logically.png
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| imagesize =
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| titletext = I've developed a more logical set of rules but the people on the chess community have a bunch of stupid emotional biases and won't reply to my posts.
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}}
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==Explanation==
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Chess is a very well analyzed game. Chess strategy is not trivial.
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Cueball's friend wanted to shut him up so he showed him just how bad a player Cueball is.
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Cueball then proceeds to blame the game instead of his skills.
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The title text further elaborates on the theme by noting that high level players have ignored the proposed rules, probably due to said rules being incredibly stupid and flawed.
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==Transcript==
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:[Cueball is watching a friend of his play chess on a laptop computer.]
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:[Friend makes a move]
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:[Cueball]: Why'd you move your knight away?
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:[Cueball]: Just think ''logically''. The goal is checkmate, so you should always move pieces ''toward'' the other player's king.
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:[Cueball]: I guess occasionally you need to move backward, but it'd be trivial to make a list of those circumstances and-
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:[Friend interrupts]
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:[Friend]: Have you ever '''''Played''''' chess?
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:[Cueball]: Not much, but-
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:[Friend interrupts again]
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:[Friend]: Wanna?
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:[Cueball]: Uh, ok
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:[4 and a half turn into a new chess game]
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:[Friend]:Checkmate.
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:[Beat panel with Cueball looking at the game board.]
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:[Cueball]: This game isn't very well designed. For starters knights are too weak...
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{{comic discussion}}
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