Miranda George

You’ve been picked for the reality TV show, “Check or Mate” The format of is based around a standard game of chess, and the extra elements are reasonably simple. Each player starts off with five “free” turns which are expended, one by one, whenever each of them moves a piece. Instead of using one of these free turns (or when they run out), the player can opt to take a challenge. There are three cards in front of each player and when a player takes a challenge, they read all three and choose one to perform. The challenges are a mixture of simple questions, dares, and prompts to interact with their opponent. When a player has a piece taken by their opponent, it is their opponent who reads the cards and picks which challenge the player has to fulfil. At the conclusion of the game of chess, the victor has to make the choice to “Check” or “Mate” their opponent. There is a bedroom attached to the game room and the victor chooses either to unlock that door and invite their opponent in, or to unlock the door that leads to the exit. Your opponent is Miranda George and she is playing white. The game starts with her playing the Ruy Lopez and you’re more than happy to play along (it’s one of your favourite openings). You play two of your free moves matching hers. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 You think for a minute, but it seems normal and natural now to take the classic step and you play your third free move: a6. So far, so good.