Almost True Story of Red Hot Pawn

79. It was at this very moment, after the catastrophic arrival of the Mods, and the design of the site, and the "going operational" set up, with the appropriate word of mouth support, and the googlers searching on "chess" "Play chess online" "waste your time and put your career at risk" "give up everything in your real life to push little electronic symbols around a planar universe subdivided into sixty four little squares, with artificial armies of characters of centuries old mobility, and an arcane set of rules" and "interactive games" that the masses soon began to discover Red Hot Pawn.

80. Sheila, a svelte beauty with dark eyes and a sweet disarming smile, found Red Hot Pawn while doing a search for a Red Hot Dress.

81. Why not give it a try, she thought. Little did she know what waited for her once she logged in. Oh, the parade of characters! The Forums! The tournaments! And, Oh My! The Clans!!!!!

Originally posted by coquette
80. Sheila, a svelte beauty with dark eyes and a sweet disarming smile, found Red Hot Pawn while doing a search for a Red Hot Dress.

82. Go? That chinese game, the one with little black and white stones? No way, thought Sheila, those "Go" freaks put their stones on the intersections and not in the spaces, like proper folk do.

Originally posted by coquette
82. Go? That chinese game, the one with little black and white stones? No way, thought Sheila, those "Go" freaks put their stones on the intersections and not in the spaces, like proper folk do.

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
83. Once again Sheila had "missed the boat" and misunderstood what Doyle was saying but then he remembered that she did have issues with non medicinal drugs ever since he dumped her for her best friend Latitsia Latour (the Romanian Bombshell).

85. Yes, In Vino Veritas, the finest clan of Red Hot Pawn was finally created as Adramforall delved in to see what was going on! It's all about the Chess, he realized!

Originally posted by coquette
85. Yes, In Vino Veritas, the finest clan of Red Hot Pawn was finally created as Adramforall delved in to see what was going on! It's all about the Chess, he realized!

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
86. And so, on that expansive candlelit evening in Kent, it would come to pass that 'Adramforall' would propose the first of many Vino toasts:



"Past the lips,
Over the gums.
Look out liver.
Here it comes."



😀




87. __________

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
87. And after more than 12 such toasts (the better part of 6 bottles of a "nice" Pinot Grigio) followed by a dram or two of 12 year old Oban Scotch, the lot of them said their goodbyes with a promise to come together again for a meetup in Boston next year.

89. Banned! Out Banned Spot! Fie to thee! Where'st in the darkest hearts of man doest such drivel splay? T'is better to have moved the e pawn two squares than utter a vile repute in the public forums. Oh, but for the loss of restraint. What 'ere this madness have to do with chess, our royal game of war? What, I beg thee, What?

90. And thus, RHP quickly passed through the early ages and moved quickly into the mideival era of en passant and castling. Soon, will morph another staunch player, a genius of tactics and strategies, and an American!

Originally posted by coquette
90. And thus, RHP quickly passed through the early ages and moved quickly into the mideival era of en passant and castling. Soon, will morph another staunch player, a genius of tactics and strategies, and an American!

92. Russ and Chris, having successfully launched RHP, and sold sponsorships to advertisers, and sold memberships, also gave non-subscriptions to those who would be satisfied with just six games. Success at last!