A strange little side quest
The next time Cleaning the Islands asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. Chess changed dramatically in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries when the queen became the board's most powerful piece. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: 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 Cleaning the Islands is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer strategy games timeline.
