Newsletter 109

There was a time back in 2023, after Netflix debuted its viral mini-series, The Queen’s Gambit.

During that time, chess sites experienced a massive influx of new players, and with it came a lot of interesting stories, like streamers holding massive tournaments to an AI cat named Mittens destroying everyone!

We even interviewed the CEO of Chess.com last year, and he had a lot of things to share about it all!

5 brainy game insights you’ll love!

(Games, links, and resources we've bookmarked for you.)

Having trouble winning your chess games? Use ChessHub’s analyzer to learn and win your next game. But don’t use it to cheat while in a match! It defeats the purpose the creator wanted.

Chess wasn’t always like the modern one we now play; there were a lot of iterations that led to what we know now. Like all things, even games evolved over time.

Game evolution isn’t linear, though. Look at how Zach Gage ended up making a really wild version of chess.

Heck, some devs took it to the next level by having chess pieces actually fight each other when you move them on the board.

For last week’s trivia, the answer is Crokinole! Congratulations to everyone who got it, and there are a lot of you! Crokinole is a disk-flicking game that’s been around in Canada since the mid-1800s, and is still played by a niche community even now.

Now, for this week’s question!

Have you checked Crosswordle’s new archive? Don’t forget to sign up for an HGG account to track your stats, too! Stay tuned for more upcoming HGG content by joining our Discord server and following our social accounts.

That’s all for this week. See you next Friday!

The Hey, Good Game Team