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A Present for Paul
It's Paul's birthday. His best friend Mike gives him a birthday present and says, "This box contains two kingdoms. Each kingdom has two castles, two knights, a queen, a king, and as many lowly people as there are important ones." What is Mike's present that contains all of those things?
Answer
A chess set. The castles are the rooks and the lowly people are the eight pawns, the same number of the other pieces. The kingdoms represent the black and white sides.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Doesn't take long to figure this one out, but good try.
Too obvious
I don't play chess never have done and I got this before I had finished reading it.
NICE TRY. BUT YOU forgot the Bishops. Your Kingdom would only have 12 residents and should have 16.
Way 2 Obvious!!
Very easy, but an enjoyable and well written all the same
2 EASY
2 EASY
omg why did i t do that?
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