"Sam. Once A piece becomes a king, the turn ends. Maybe you and Zac played by different rules than I do." Stripetail reset the board, giving a piece to Ducky's king. he then moved his piece nearest to Ducky's king sideways."But a skilled move nonetheless." Ducky moved her king sideways after his piece." King me." He smiled." that 's 3 kings now for me." Ducky put a piece on top of his. Stripetail looked at the board. He moved his middle king down a space. There were three possible moves for Ducky to do. She could move her king towards his king, but he would win the game on the next move. She could move her king toward his other piece, which would be a safe move. Or she could move backwards, also a safe move." Sam could beat me if he were playing right now, but Ducky doesn't yet have the experience that Sam or I have." he thought."Do you remember how you started playing chess with Zac? You always lost, that's how you start with most games. Ducky COULD win, but The odds are against her. Remember, She is still a young girl, without the acquired knowledge that an adult human has ." Ducky moved her king backwards. Stripetail nodded."although she is smarter than most young humans because of the knowledge she has acquired." Stripetail moved his king down again. Ducky responded by moving Backwards again. he moved his another of his pieces into her side and flipped it over. 4 kings to one. She moved her king back into his side"King me again" She said. "Um, Ducky , you only get kinged once.' Stripetail chuckled. Stripetail Looked at the situation. If he moved his king down or sideways, she would jump it on her turn. But he had her cornered. Her only options were to move sideways to the right or left and he would win on the next move. Unless he made a mistake . He moved his last uncrowned piece, "Your turn. " Ducky, looking at the board moved her piece left. Stripetail jumped her, ending the game."For your first game, you played remarkably well. I think it's all that knowledge you acquired." Ducky smiled.' Thank you, Mr Stripetail. I had fun playing you." she said.He gestured, and the board vanished. "let's go see where your friends are."
Nick