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Austin · Boot Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 53 Location: uk

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Austin · Boot Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 53 Location: uk

Scan of card back

**Posted:** Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:30 am

BBuck · Decorated Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 184

Re: Scan of card back

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:10 am

Hunting4Treasure

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:57 am

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BBuck · Decorated Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 184

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:49 am

Asib · Boot Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Hmmm Sport 18 v 12 Probably not I go for the battle option arrow heads for move orders 1st 2nd 3rd 4th then it looks like some 2 head arrows are a response to some wave 1 etc

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:12 pm

arnezami · Veteran Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 136

Could this be chess?

Some observations:

1) There are two sides.
2) There are two starting-point "rows" on each side. Just like in chess (one for pawns the other for higher value pieces).
3) All arrows originate from the top or the bottom. Never from the side.
4) Each color-number combination is unique on each side (with "number" I mean the number of points in at the end of an arrow) possibly identifying specific moves at certain moments.
5) The inner-arrows (their starting points that is) are only vertical. And there are (only) two lengths of them (one is twice as long as the other). Just like moves with pawns.
6) Diagonal arrows could represent moves by bishops.
7) Arrows with an edge could represent moves by knights.

There are probably more things that point to chess. But I think its pretty convincing. Smile

[edit] In fact: Cool

All beginnings and endings of all arrows fit nicely with the positions on a chessboard. So this has to be about chess!

I have the feeling (at least) 3 different basic chessgame openings are described here. We just have to figure out which ones based on the colors and number of arrow-points I think.

But: "To what purpose?"

Regards,

arnezami

PS. e2-e4 is the most common opening in chess. followed by e7-e5 by black. And there are three colors (yellow, orange and light-purple) seemingly depicting EXACTLY these first moves... hmmmm..

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If this is chess, wouild it be too easy to guess, "capture the king" "checkmate the king" or "kill the king"? Maybe this is easier than it looks?

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:20 pm

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BBuck · Decorated Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 184

Very nice idea. If right, then the answer would probably be:

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:20 pm

Arkai · Veteran Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 74 Location: London

If it is chess, then maybe it's a famous game and you need to enter who played who?

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:49 pm

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Or perhaps we have to name the opening gambits and these names combine to pose some kind of question?

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:49 pm

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UKver2.0 · Decorated Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 270

My guess is to find the name of the openings and anagram a question. Or maybe the first letter of each makes a word. It could have something to do with where they were introduced or when or by who... Either way, the openings I've found are:

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:32 pm

sixsidedsquare · Unfettered Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 409 Location: 60E

Changing the names of the colours and rearranging to an order that makes sense:

**Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:19 am

Gunter

Continuing on from the previous message

**Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:09 pm

arnezami · Veteran Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 136

Congratulations Austin!

Was it straightforward or was there some kind of deeper underlying answer here? Did you require the names of the openings?

arnezami

**Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:37 pm