He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and slaughtered their fellow pawns while the king lounged about doing nothing. If only the pawns would've united... the whole board could've been a republic in about a dozen moves.


Thud!: (Discworld Novel 34) (ed. Random House, 2009) - ISBN: 9781407035437

Terry Pratchett Quotes

He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and...

He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and...

He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and...

He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and...