Smart People Play Chess: Difference between revisions

** In ''[[Discworld/Going Postal (Discworld)|Going Postal]]'', the Thud! board is also used to contrast Reacher Gilt and Lord Vetinari's ways of thinking, as well as Crispin Horsefry's ignorance.

** Lord Hong from ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]'' measures the intelligence and tactical minds of his colleguescolleagues and rivals by what exceedingly long length of time they'd spend analyzing a chess board before making their move. He gives Vetinari a rather high honor by suspecting the time between moves would last for days. Whether intentional or not, this is brought up again in ''[[Discworld/Going Postal (Discworld)|Going Postal]]''. While discussing a communications breakdown, Vetinari mentions that in a way he's pleased by it, as it gives him a few more days to consider his next move in the aforementioned long-distance Thud! game.