A strange little side quest
Between one round of Agriculture vs Aliens and the next, this is worth knowing: A major archery competition held at Finsbury in England in 1583 drew about 3,000 participants. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. Modern chess traces back to the Indian game chaturanga, recorded around the sixth century and built around pieces representing parts of an army. So a round of Agriculture vs Aliens is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer archery timeline.
