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5, You should link a dice roller for the nerd-deficient posters Isaac Send a noteboard - 21/01/2011 01:40:38 AM
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5- A sport unpopular in your native land

Chess Boxing: you'll need either a check-mate or a knockout
Combining both intellect and physical prowess is the wonderful world of chess boxing. If you can afford the price of a pair of boxing gloves and the expenditure of a few brain cells, then this is the sport for you. The game, brainchild of Dutch participant Iepe the Joker, consists of six rounds of chess interspersed with five bouts in the ring. Contestants can win either on the board or between the ropes, with either a check-mate or a knockout being the most convincing of victories. However, should the referee deem it necessary, he or she can prematurely finish a bout. Should a participant take too long to move a chess piece due to unconsciousness, for example, the match is similarly ended. In the event of a stalemate, the one with the highest boxing score wins. It is indeed a unique blend of intellectual keenness with physical skill, though veterans of the sport may find one of the two increasingly difficult after a while.


It stuck out to me in particular for the TGS line from Rand about Graendal that the best way to win a game was to get the other person to sit down to play, then punch them in the face. I should very much like to see what sort of person could be a grandmaster at this game.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
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