A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Bloons Tower Defense. Chess changed dramatically in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries when the queen became the board's most powerful piece. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. In 1958, Tennis for Two used an analog computer and an oscilloscope to turn simple physics into a playable tennis-like demonstration. So a round of Bloons Tower Defense is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer strategy games timeline.
