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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The joke is that by the rules the king knows one basic move.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So does the bishop, but he absolutely plows at it

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The King excels at short thrusting motions.

If anything, even what the King does would be too much, as it is enough to kill the person next to him.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I agree that the King is small but effective, but I think that Queen's just prefer a Bishops long reach