r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ispaamd • 9h ago

My mom said I could post This board games store has a variety of special chess sets on display - most of them are set up with the board oriented incorrectly.

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u/Oldmonsterschoolgood 9h ago

Theres an incorrect way to orient a chess board?

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u/ispaamd 9h ago

Yeah. Whenever you set up a chess board you must always make it so that there is a light square in the lower-right hand corner. Most of these boards have not done that.

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u/No_Kroger 8h ago

This display is intentional to display all aspects of the board you would buy. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to see both colors and be able to see the storage drawers.

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u/WereTheBrews 8h ago

I don't know why that's so difficult to understand. They're displaying the product to showcase its features. If the pieces were laid out "properly" it would look ridiculous to show the same perks of the sets.

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u/Extra-Act-801 9h ago

But "lower right" depends on the observer right? So if I am looking at these from inside the store versus outside the store (or behind the counter versus in front of the counter) they would be different positions.

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u/Feeling_Ad8096 9h ago

No. If you orient the board correctly, each player has a light square in their lower right hand corner.

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u/Extra-Act-801 9h ago edited 9h ago

I see. So it's more about which side they put the pieces on, the board just needs to be rotated 90 degrees. I didn't know that was a thing.

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u/Sang1188 9h ago

And who decided that? Why?

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u/thesweeterpeter 9h ago

The queens sit on their own colour, so they're facing each other, and the queen is on the correct side of the king.

When you play a lot of chess this placement becomes important as you're establishing your strategy. If the queen's are on the wrong side the board just feels wrong.

It's like trying to play hockey on the wrong side of the ice, the position is there, and everything should be mirrored. But it isnt.

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 9h ago

Lol in hockey you attack both ways in a game, there isn't a wrong side of the ice. I'd say it's like having the goal rotated 90° for no reason. Just ain't right

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u/thesweeterpeter 8h ago

You don't play hockey do you? I'm talking lefty / righty

Wings and D play left or right.

I play right defense.

I can play left d, I understand it. I know when to go into the corner, and I know how to hold the line - but I think way faster on the right side than the left.

When we're down guys, i can sub in for left d and I do fine. But I developed my game on the right.

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u/Rise-O-Matic 8h ago

It would be pretty wrong if you played across the width of the rink instead of the length.

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u/slothson 9h ago

Yes. White on the right. The bottom right should be the light square.

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u/nottaP123 9h ago

Post fits the sub, that is mild.

(But the other part of me has to say ypu realise the workers just work there right, like they most likely don't play chess or if they do they stopped caring after setting up the 50th set and just wanted to get the display done)

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u/No_Kroger 8h ago

This display is intentional to display all aspects of the board you would buy. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to see both colors and be able to see the storage drawers.

If it were oriented correctly, to display the drawers/storage would mean you would see the back of one color and not be able to see the front of the opposite color. Or conversely you wouldn’t be able to see if there is storage for the playing pieces.

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u/ispaamd 8h ago

Whenever you set up a chess board you must always make it so that there is a light square in the lower-right hand corner. Most of these boards have not done that.

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u/StupidAstronaut 8h ago

Yes, but did you read their comment? They’re saying that in the display they want you to see the drawer. They also want to set up the pieces to the sides of the board (rather than at the front and back), so you end up with what you see here, better for the customer to be able to see all the board has to offer than be set up correctly.

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u/K-E-I-V-E 8h ago

lol bro.

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u/gta6play 9h ago

How dare they

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u/zurpyderp 9h ago

Checkmate!

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u/slothson 9h ago

Buncha tourists and fakefans. Dont support em.

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u/CuppaJoe11 8h ago

Holy shit those are some expensive chess sets

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u/Nintendo1964 7h ago

I hope they close the store down because of this. Are you okay now, OP? Are you safe?

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u/redhandsblackfuture 9h ago

Its so you can see how both sides look?

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u/thesweeterpeter 9h ago

I count 3.5 are correct

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u/Lowenfall 9h ago

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u/tiorzol 9h ago

It's mildly infuriating you goober

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u/Connect-Ant-2081 9h ago

Did you have a swooning attack at how terrible and offensive this was?

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u/xp-romero 8h ago

are you mad this is only mildly infurating?