Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for September 27, 2019

I notice that one of Max’s pawns is in promotion territory.

you have all the time in the world, Phoebe… unless you or Max are called from home for dinner/curfew

Looks like Marigold failed to say “results may vary”.

Max is very understanding.

Marichess looks like the best thing after calvinball !

Are they playing a special Chess variant on a 9×9 board that I do not know about? Or this more unicorn magic?

As long as you aren’t feeling cheated, Phoebe! :D

Don’t. Amid defeat with honor, not with rage, Phoebe.

Poor Phoebe! Defeated in Unicorm chess by an Earth boy.

Now, how about a nice, relaxing game of Thermonuclear War?

So unicorn rules explain how to give the pieces names more fitted for a yugioh card.

Ha! Still lost.

I’ve never seen a nine-by-nine chessboard before.

Technically, it is “no fair” since Phoebe is cheating.

I somehow didn’t see this coming. Max won even though Phoebe was cheating via unicorn rules. Well played Max and Dana.

“The unicorn played most illogically. Her last move should have been the rook.”

The lightbulb in Max’s shirt burned out between the 3rd and 4th panels I guess

Saw this coming a mile away. Still makes me happy though.