A strange little side quest
If Chaotic Garden sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. So a round of Chaotic Garden is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer strategy games timeline.