r/AskReddit • u/vicmackey1981 • 29d ago

If we could set up a Truman Show scenario where Trump thinks he’s President again and the public send in scenarios for him to deal with, what would you suggest?

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u/LordIndica 28d ago

"Chess 2" is so fucking funny to me for some reason, thanks for that belly laugh

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

Chess is dead, man. It's literally been thousands of years since the last update and the modding community is very small. It's like the devs don't even care to support the game anymore. I think a sequel would be the best way to revitalize the franchise and finally add the battle royale mode we've been all waiting for.

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u/Celebrindor 28d ago

Unfortunately, Chess 2 is mostly a graphics improvement.

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u/gibmiser 28d ago

Yeah but have you seen the jiggle physics on the queen?

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u/NCEMTP 28d ago

It can only get so good, after all they are still using the same ancient engine from the first game. Lazy.

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u/coolbres2747 28d ago

Trump wanted to earn the title of POTUS. He wanted to win as a politician. He won. He did not want to defend democracy. Democracy is defended by the people, not a politician.

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u/NCEMTP 28d ago

What the fuck, bot?

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u/kaenneth 28d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess had full frontal nudity on the Amiga.

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u/FlaxenEmperor28 26d ago

have you seen the jiggle physics on the king?

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u/Throneawaystone 14h ago

I'm screencapping your comment and will spam it relentlessly whenever someone mentions a queen

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u/a_green_apple 28d ago

There's an ad wall to undo a turn. In fact, inappropriate, sexual ads will just pop up every so often.

Tired of seeing them pesky ads? Just pay $1.99 a month and get rid of them forever!

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u/Sol-idSnake 28d ago

Basically THAT Harry Potter scene.

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u/ill_have_the_jabroni 28d ago

I mean the way they got Kasparov’s face to look more and more frustrated as you slowly lose to the computer again in single player is pretty good, though.

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u/404_GravitasNotFound 28d ago

You mean Battle Chess?

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u/DogHammers 28d ago

I used to play Battle Chess on my Amiga back in the day. That's what you mean, right?

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u/gtalley10 28d ago

I played it on our Tandy 1000. You can actually still get it on GOG.

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u/bottleInTheBag 28d ago

Tri-D chess, anyone?

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u/LukariBRo 28d ago

This, and every variant of chess everyone in this thread could reasonably conceive has already been done already. There are SO many ways to play chess, most don't even need a special board/pieces like 3d chess would.

I thought I was clever with a few variants and so that got me started down the rabbit hole of chess variants over time. Even my weird ideas had been done 100+ ideas ago.

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u/HeatBlastero6 28d ago

And also gets rid of some of the playable characters.

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u/shwoopdeboop 28d ago

What it really needs is a battle royale mod

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u/Whitethumbs 28d ago

I was disappointed that every action was just a QTE

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u/bangfu 28d ago

Click here, and for $2.99 your rook can move twice in one turn.

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

Don't forget the loot boxes with new random pieces.

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u/Living-Complex-1368 28d ago

Time travel chess? Forget the actual name.

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

5D Chess is fun, but it's more of a spin-off. It doesn't continue the main story and wasn't even made by the same team.

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u/lift-and-yeet 28d ago edited 28d ago

Anyone remember Achron?

Edit: "Achron" as in "achronal", not "Archon" as in arch-ruler.

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u/Bridgebrain 28d ago

I do! It is a damn shame they never finished polishing that game, it was an amazing concept

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u/VikingTeddy 28d ago

I thought you misspelled Archon :)

I lost so much sleep as a kids playing it. One of my favourites, thanks for reminding me.

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u/dingdingdingderpo 28d ago

Just to jump in with something unfunny: Chess has actually had lots of sub games made in the last 100 years. Take the development of speed chess, or Bobby Fischer's Chess 960 where the placement of the backrow pieces are (mostly) random. If you're bored of chess this is a hugely fun way to mix up the game.

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u/Quert05 28d ago

Exactly - there are so many glitches as well and all developers do is classic "It's not a bug - it's a feature" strategy to deal with it

Horses can move over the opponents; castilng is basically phasing through the King; bots are OP even on medium difficulty, let alone anything higher

Also, as you pointed out earlier, modding community is very small, however some people from it can produce really interesting mods

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u/ButtfacedAlien 28d ago

I dunno, there's loots of mods, but it's just not the same as good old vanilla chess

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u/Aibhstin 28d ago

Google en passant

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

I did before writing the comment. According to Wikipedia it was created in the 15th century.

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u/BiggestFlower 28d ago

So about 600 years ago. Less than thousands.

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

I know. Being dumb is part of the joke.

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u/R1card0-Z 28d ago

Wouldn't that end up being very similar to a tactical RPG ?

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

That's the joke.

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u/R1card0-Z 28d ago

Now that I think about it....Chess is already a tactical RPG of some sorts... Interesting-

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u/Salty_Chokolat 28d ago

is there a Pokemon duel integration we could put into Chess 2? from the Chess App store of course

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

Of course! We all know pawns can evolve into other pieces, why not let them evolve into Pokemons instead?

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u/Vertebrae_Viking 28d ago

You should try 5d chess with multiverse time-travel.

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

I've answered this in other comment, but 5D Chess is more of a spin-off than a sequel. It doesn't progress the main plot and wasn't even made by the same team. Still fun tough.

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u/Knuschberkeks 28d ago

Chess Battle Royale actually sounds like tons of fun.

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u/MustacheKid 28d ago

I main Rook because Queen was a pre-order exclusive

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u/Pork_katsu 28d ago

Complete with ultra queen that can now move to any square instantly for 5.99 per game, also you cqn repurchase pieces if you're losing.

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u/Grouchy_Afternoon_23 28d ago

Established playerbase is going to keep it going on momentum for another few centuries...

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u/The_Crusades 28d ago

The last mod I’ve seen was a function 4D chess

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u/Mmarnik16 28d ago

One of my old roommates and I modded chess a few times. The best version we dubbed "Blitzkrieg" then later "Bloodbath".

It's chess, but each player starts one row forward with the same setup. So there are two rows between opposing pawns and one row behind the key pieces to allow for flanks/retreats.

Shit gets real heavy real fast.

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u/Noobpoob 28d ago

You had us in the first half not gonna lie

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u/TacTurtle 28d ago

NGL, still holding out for the red team update.

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u/SkyezOpen 28d ago

I drop my king in the center of the board as a power move.

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u/DogHammers 28d ago

There's 3-D chess though mate and that was ages ago that came out. Probably on to 6-D maybe even 7-D by now. I'm not into the chess but I reckon that's about where we're at.

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u/kaenneth 28d ago

That 'Castling' move is bullshit. Suddenly you get to move multiple pieces on your turn? Ruined the game for me.

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u/trazom28 28d ago

Apparently you've not heard of Battle Chess? There's nothing like the pawn capturing a knight with a swift kick to the.. armor.

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 28d ago

Oh, you mean the remastered edition? I enjoy the updated graphics, but it's basically the same plot as the original game. Still, I'm glad they got rid of the problematic elements, like the white always fighting against the black.

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u/robophile-ta 28d ago

Luckily for you there's already 5 Dimensional Chess With Time Travel

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u/ThatTemplar1119 28d ago

Join r/anarchychess, it's one of the only jokes

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u/hornplayer94 28d ago

Holy hell

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u/Celebrindor 28d ago

Glad I could give you a good laugh.

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u/TurquoiseLuck 28d ago

Make the grid 9x9, add pawns and an extra queen so you've got one either side of the king.

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u/VikingTeddy 28d ago

There was Archon back in the day.

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u/Princessleiasperiod 28d ago

I want an anti British force field for my truck.

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u/LordIndica 28d ago

Could i just repel BMW's? Will they bounce off of my truck? Sign me up

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u/Princessleiasperiod 28d ago

I'm tired of being pelted with scones.

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u/KMPUVWXN 28d ago

I’ve used photopia which is a free online version of photoshop and it works just the same.

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u/Angy_covid 28d ago

I prefer anti-British force fields That is legitimately the funniest thing ever

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u/ButtholeSpreader 28d ago

r/anarchychess might interest you, just don’t make any comments about en passant.