A strange little side quest
Tank vs Zombie has plenty of company in a long tradition of players chasing timing, patterns and better decisions. Modern chess traces back to the Indian game chaturanga, recorded around the sixth century and built around pieces representing parts of an army. A second detail makes the picture even better: In 1958, Tennis for Two used an analog computer and an oscilloscope to turn simple physics into a playable tennis-like demonstration. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.
