A strange little side quest
Between one round of Game of Emperors and the next, this is worth knowing: 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: Pac-Man went on sale in 1980, and its creator Toru Iwatani famously linked the character's shape to a pizza with a slice missing. Grombi files that under: small game, surprisingly large backstory.