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General => The Cantina => Topic started by: dystopia on July 15, 2008, 03:37:54 PM



Title: Chess-Boxing
Post by: dystopia on July 15, 2008, 03:37:54 PM
This is kind of interesting.  I hadn't heard of it before.


Chess-Boxing Hits it Big
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1821639,00.html
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The matches work like this: competitors alternate between three-minute rounds of boxing and four-minute rounds of speed chess with one-minute breaks in between to get the gloves off and hunker down at the chess table. The winner is determined by knockout, checkmate, or referee decision.


Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: spacey on July 15, 2008, 03:43:46 PM
It's a total ripoff of Mahjong-Judo.


Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: gleek on July 15, 2008, 07:25:41 PM
Archon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon_(computer_game)) surrenders


Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: Clive on July 15, 2008, 07:35:41 PM
Or "Jeet Kune Stroh" (that's Lutefisk for "Way of Drinking Like A Fish While Operating Radio-Magnetic Imaging Machinery")


Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: dystopia on July 15, 2008, 08:27:45 PM
Archon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon_(computer_game)) surrenders

I loved that game on my Apple IIe!  ;D


Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: gleek on July 15, 2008, 08:57:29 PM
Archon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon_(computer_game)) surrenders

I loved that game on my Apple IIe!  ;D

64K of RAM and sprite graphics, baby!

(http://oldcomputers.net/pics/C64-left.jpg)



Title: Re: Chess-Boxing
Post by: Walfredo on July 16, 2008, 07:09:48 AM
Wu-Tang.Clan.Surrenders

If I had access to youtube I'd so link a video.