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== Board Games == |
== Board Games == |
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* [[Chess]] has two examples: |
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** The humble pawn, which upon reaching the last rank on the chessboard gets promoted, almost always into a Queen, the most powerful piece in the game |
** The humble pawn, which upon reaching the last rank on the chessboard gets promoted, almost always into a Queen, the most powerful piece in the game |
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** The Queen herself. Initially the piece was known as the vizier and moved very similarly to a pawn (i.e. it was much weaker than a king, which can at least cover all eight squares around it). Then, during the 15th or 16th century, it was given it's current movement [[Took a Level In Badass|abilities]] and, well, there's a reason the pawns tend to get promoted to queens. |
** The Queen herself. Initially the piece was known as the vizier and moved very similarly to a pawn (i.e. it was much weaker than a king, which can at least cover all eight squares around it). Then, during the 15th or 16th century, it was given it's current movement [[Took a Level In Badass|abilities]] and, well, there's a reason the pawns tend to get promoted to queens. |
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== Puppet Shows == |
== Puppet Shows == |
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* Parodied in ''[[ |
* Parodied in ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' with the "montage" song. |
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