The author describes their attempt to create a chess-like game with a 7x7 grid where players move pieces and remove squares. The game involves perfect information and turn-based mechanics, with a focus on symmetry strategies. The author plans to open-source the project for contributions.
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This project is a personal endeavor to develop a new board game inspired by chess, focusing on symmetry and strategy, with plans for open-source collaboration.
The article discusses the Piltdown man hoax, a fraudulent artifact that misled evolutionary biology for decades. It draws a parallel between the Piltdown man and the Voynich manuscript, suggesting the latter might also be a meaningless fabrication. The author argues that while there is evidence supporting the idea that the Voynich manuscript is a hoax, it does not meet modern standards for proving fraud.
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