Dark Side of the Horse by Samson for October 25, 2014

And I thought my father was a sore looser.

a “sore looser” — meaning he got sore and loosed his wrath on you.

When is all this chess violence going to end?

He’s in good company; so did Voltaire:“Imagine moving little bits of wood to and fro for hours on end. One could have written an act of tragedy in the time.”

Next up, Full Contact Checkers!

That’s what happens when you get board.

Wasn’t this an SCTV sketch?

Even the teenagers stay away from that end of the park.

I was given one of those high end chess sets years ago. Played a few times when I could find someone who wanted to play with me; even tried the “moves by phone” routine. The set is put away, and some day my kids will find it and save it as a cherished treasure. ; >).I really prefer to play checkers… Chinese Checkers!

This seems to have very different rules from the ones of Judon’t…

I like the way Samson’s signature on the strip looks like he was beaten to a pulp by a chessboard… I guess the take away is, don’t play board games with your own creations….