A strange little side quest
A quick detour while Pocket Champions waits for your next move: The first penalty shoot-out in World Cup history came in the 1982 semi-final between West Germany and France. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: 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.