A strange little side quest
If D-Day in Normandy sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. Chess changed dramatically in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries when the queen became the board's most powerful piece. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Gun Fight reached arcades in 1975 and became the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
