A strange little side quest
Before the next round of Heroes vs Devil, here is a piece of the bigger picture. Early computer role-playing games helped turn rules, inventories, exploration and character progression into systems that could support long-form digital adventures. A second detail makes the picture even better: Modern chess traces back to the Indian game chaturanga, recorded around the sixth century and built around pieces representing parts of an army. Grombi files that under: small game, surprisingly large backstory.
