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Wu Tang Clan...and Chess?

Started by Spinachcat, October 03, 2008, 05:55:21 PM

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Spinachcat

October 03, 2008, 05:55:21 PM
Wu Tang Clan...and Chess?

QuoteWuChess.com claims to be the "the world's first online chess and urban social network", reports the Daily Telegraph.

For £29 a year users can take on other rap fans across the world, set up their own chess "clans", and even earn the right do battle with Wu-Tang Clan members and other chess-loving hip hop stars.

Players can compete to win prizes, or "just for the joy of flexing yer mentals", the website says.

The project is a partnership between Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA and the ChessPark social network.

A slice of any profits will be donated to the Hip Hop Chess Federation, the company says.


I heartily support this.   I hope the schools get involved.

Idinsinuation

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October 03, 2008, 08:31:13 PM
The RZA is a smart dude, this doesn't surprise me.  Pretty cool idea.
"A thousand fathers killed, a thousand virgin daughters spread, with swords still wet, with swords still wet, with the blood of their dead." - Protest the Hero

walkerp

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October 04, 2008, 12:08:43 AM
I've always wondered what RPGs and settings the RZA would have gotten into if he gamed.
"The difference between being fascinated with RPGs and being fascinated with the RPG industry is akin to the difference between being fascinated with sex and being fascinated with masturbation. Not that there\'s anything wrong with jerking off, but don\'t fool yourself into thinking you\'re getting laid." —Aos

Idinsinuation

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October 04, 2008, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: walkerp;254183I've always wondered what RPGs and settings the RZA would have gotten into if he gamed.

Qin seems like a likely suspect.
"A thousand fathers killed, a thousand virgin daughters spread, with swords still wet, with swords still wet, with the blood of their dead." - Protest the Hero

Drew

#4
October 06, 2008, 08:12:46 AM

Checkmate my knight to king,
A mystery unravelling


Oh yes.
 

walkerp

#5
October 06, 2008, 02:19:14 PM
Yo, camoflouge chameleon, ninjas scalin' your buildin'
No time to grab the gun, they already got your wife and children
A hit was sent from the President to rage your residence
Because you had secret evidence and documents
On how they raped the continents

Unknown Armies?
"The difference between being fascinated with RPGs and being fascinated with the RPG industry is akin to the difference between being fascinated with sex and being fascinated with masturbation. Not that there\'s anything wrong with jerking off, but don\'t fool yourself into thinking you\'re getting laid." —Aos

Bradford C. Walker

#6
October 06, 2008, 04:56:54 PM
I concur; the RZA is a smart man, and definitely the brains behind the Wu-Tang Clan, so I would keep an eye on this venture.
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