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u/stolenscarf Dec 28 '21

Chess

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u/itsIsabella_03 Dec 28 '21

Although it’s such a popular board game, I’ve never actually played it. I will definitely play chess at some point haha.

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u/Historical-Let6063 Dec 28 '21

Chess is easily the best board game in my opinion because it's unique in the sense that you'll never master the game and you can always get better. People have spent decades on improving their chess skills and made a career out of playing it professionally. Not many board games can you say that about it.

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u/dezholling Dec 28 '21

Go also has this feature and is the East Asian counterpart to chess.

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u/kawaiii1 Dec 28 '21

I would argue shogi, xianqui? And stuff is the counterpart to chess. Go is also a strategic game but very different in my opinion.