A strange little side quest
The rules may be simple on screen, but the backstory around Snowmen vs Penguin is anything but tiny. The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. The surprising part is how quickly the next milestone followed. Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game. That long chain of experiments is part of why strategy games still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.