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Battle Tactics and Strategy; Thursday, Fourth Period [01/25].
Walking into the classroom that week, the students should be able to quickly discern what the lesson would be about just by looking at how it was set up, and, if not, then perhaps you may be needing this class far more than Ignis believed he could help you with.
Because the desks were arranged in a way that they were paired up with a chess board on each one. He did wait a moment, right after the bell went off, for everyone to decide if they were just going to claim a spot at one of the table straight away, or just wait a moment before relegating them to the fate of probably having to combat whoever ended up across from them, and then he began.
"Anyone even slightly familiar with the game of chess," he stated, "should know that it is, indeed, an incredibly logical follow-up to a discussion about order of battle. It is, after all, an abstract game almost entirely build to strategy and planning and moving units with particular roles and specifications across a field with one ultimate goal: to capture the king. And while chess seems to have a remarkably impressive influence across the multiverse, we will take a moment to go over how to play the game and discuss the various pieces and perhaps a few common tactics to employ, which will hopefully serve as a refresher for those of you already familiar with the game, and a point of inspiration and instruction for those who may be learning of it for the first time or have only a passing exposure to the game. Then, of course, you will find yourself a worthy opponent or two, time permitting, and face off.
"I'd like," he added, "for you all to pay particular attention to the ways in which your opponent is playing, as well as being mindful of what strategies you employ yourself. There is a good chance it will be a topic of heavy discussion next week, but today? It's all just about the game."
His smile suggested, of course, that nothing was ever all about just the game, and it lingered, for just a moment, before he began to divulge the lesson.
Because the desks were arranged in a way that they were paired up with a chess board on each one. He did wait a moment, right after the bell went off, for everyone to decide if they were just going to claim a spot at one of the table straight away, or just wait a moment before relegating them to the fate of probably having to combat whoever ended up across from them, and then he began.
"Anyone even slightly familiar with the game of chess," he stated, "should know that it is, indeed, an incredibly logical follow-up to a discussion about order of battle. It is, after all, an abstract game almost entirely build to strategy and planning and moving units with particular roles and specifications across a field with one ultimate goal: to capture the king. And while chess seems to have a remarkably impressive influence across the multiverse, we will take a moment to go over how to play the game and discuss the various pieces and perhaps a few common tactics to employ, which will hopefully serve as a refresher for those of you already familiar with the game, and a point of inspiration and instruction for those who may be learning of it for the first time or have only a passing exposure to the game. Then, of course, you will find yourself a worthy opponent or two, time permitting, and face off.
"I'd like," he added, "for you all to pay particular attention to the ways in which your opponent is playing, as well as being mindful of what strategies you employ yourself. There is a good chance it will be a topic of heavy discussion next week, but today? It's all just about the game."
His smile suggested, of course, that nothing was ever all about just the game, and it lingered, for just a moment, before he began to divulge the lesson.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
And the awards for both least surprising statement and also statement with most multilayered meanings go to...
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Heated? Ignis and Liliana? Nell wasn't even touching that on, though she might have gotten a tiny twinkle in her eye.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
"That's fine, dear," Liliana said, waving a hand. "Would you like to play it as a tutorial game? Or--" She paused. Nell didn't seem to be the sort to appreciate her more...interesting...approach to chess and its underlying philosophy. "Or just play several times and see what happens?"
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Liliana plays chess far better than I do, so perhaps we fade here?Re: Class Activity: Play Chess! - Battle Tactics, 01/25.
Can't be worse than me, so fading is great!]