A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Stick Squad is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. 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. By 1987, fantasy role-playing had become a major computer-game direction, with Zelda, licensed Dungeons & Dragons games and other story-led adventures expanding the form. So a round of Stick Squad is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer strategy games timeline.
