Actually, this strip’s partially accurate. It started in India (Chaturanga) and spread to China (Xiangqi), Persia (Shatranj), and Myanmar (Makruk) . In Asia, it spread from China to Korea (Jiangki) and Siberia, and from Korea to Japan (Shogi), From Burma it spread to Indonesia. Finally, in Iran, the Muslims took control and spread it to the Muslim world. From the Muslims (Seen in this strip), who developed chess further. it spread to Spain, Italy, and Greece. From these countries it went to France and Portugal, from which it entered Britain and Germany from France, and the Philippines from Portugal. Finally, from Germany and Greece, chess entered Scandinavia (Germany), the Baltic states (from Germany), and European Russia (Greece).
JayBluE about 10 years ago
Just like the old overtime rules in American Football… the coin toss wins…
jazzmoose about 10 years ago
Spin the board and make it two queens.
puddlesplatt about 10 years ago
This will go on for ever and ever!
scyphi26 about 10 years ago
Intense game.
Stephen Gilberg about 10 years ago
This comes close to Zen: The Board Game from “Ozy & Millie,” but that game has only one square and one piece.
heatherjasper about 10 years ago
Wait, this looks a lot like Gary Larson’s ‘Early Checkers’ comic.
patrickkpastor almost 6 years ago
Actually, this strip’s partially accurate. It started in India (Chaturanga) and spread to China (Xiangqi), Persia (Shatranj), and Myanmar (Makruk) . In Asia, it spread from China to Korea (Jiangki) and Siberia, and from Korea to Japan (Shogi), From Burma it spread to Indonesia. Finally, in Iran, the Muslims took control and spread it to the Muslim world. From the Muslims (Seen in this strip), who developed chess further. it spread to Spain, Italy, and Greece. From these countries it went to France and Portugal, from which it entered Britain and Germany from France, and the Philippines from Portugal. Finally, from Germany and Greece, chess entered Scandinavia (Germany), the Baltic states (from Germany), and European Russia (Greece).