A strange little side quest
A small trivia drop for Cursed Treasure: One-And-A-Half: Reader Rabbit's 1986 arrival was part of a major expansion of educational computer software before the CD-ROM boom of the 1990s. The timeline takes another interesting turn: The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.