C-DTRH05 (Feb 12, 2022)
Puzzle
“(Rook + Pawn + Pawn)*(Queen + Queen + Rook)”
Research | Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: How can you link chess pieces to numbers?
Clue 2: Not notation, the other thing.
Clue 3: So substitute the pieces' values and do the equation. You get...?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: 161
Explanation: Following the point values for pieces (Pawn: 1 point, Knight: 3 points, Bishop: 3 points, Rook: 5 points, Queen: 9 points.), you get 161.
Summary of Receipt
Given that she's a pawn, 161 has successfully moved two squares initially but now is stuck moving one square per turn. Also, the game hasn't ended yet, because every time it ends in a stalemate they reset the board and the game repeats. Which leads to another stalemate, because neither the White nor Black Queen knows how to checkmate. They're just good at openings and middlegames respectively.
Transcript
[BRANCH] LONG ISLAND
[SERVER] EMPLOYEE NO. 161
[DATE] 2/12/22
[INDEX ID] DTRH05
[SECURITY] CAFE
im starting to think im in hell. or limbo. or purgatory. im somewhere and that somewhere involves a race that neverrrrrr endddddddds. AGHHHHHH!!! we moved two "squares" so quickly but i dont think weve moved more than one more square since then. has it been days? hours? minutes? my cadcom says its the 12th of february but theres no way thats right so im just assuming its more of wonderlands wackiness. if it really is the 12th... whoops. ive got an archive to update!!
oh well... at least the floridians are having a good enough time. especially my lovely little loveland!! hes been having a lot of fun chasing mome raths around who make the cutest little outgrabe-y noises. i could care less how no. 422 is doing at this point as hes the one who dragged us into this mess. but hes been off smoking with the caterpillar guy. he doesnt seem concerned at all with how long weve maybe been here or if we can even escape this nonsense land. i guess if no. 422 isnt concerned and no. 224 is happy i should try and take it easy too.
plus we still have a chance to win the "race" which i think is just what these wonderlandians call a game of chess. the king wasnt kidding when he said nobody ever wins this. the reason the race keeps going is every time the cheesmen reach a stalemate they all scramble to undo the stalemate so someone can win. this just involves them ultimately all returning to their starting positions to play the same game again move for freaking move. and wouldnt you know it??? it leads to another stalemate!!! we did speak to a passing knight for a bit who told me that the white queen is great at openings and the black queen is fantastic at the middlegame but neither queen is particularly good when it comes to the endgame. neither of them know how to checkmate.
i dont either to be fair but im sick of being a pawn. so my plan for the next race is to just run in a straight line to the end and hope we dont get caught.
water your plants!! love you all <3