From: Kristian Ronge
Date: 08/10/03 17:35 GMT Daylight Time
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Joe Schoeman wrote:

Most women think chess is pointless, (they're probably right in the bigger
scheme), men don't think about this, we just like to play.

Still, millions of women like to play Chinese Checkers, Kalaha,
Mah-Jong, and other similar games, who - objectively - are just as
"pointless".


Of course you are correct, but I think perhaps the point is that it's necessary
to expend a great deal of time and energy *before* one can *start* to play
chess at a reasonable level, and after *that* it's pointless.

Chinese checkers is pointless and has the added value of instant gratification.

Mark Houlsby