Disclaimer: I know I’m dredging up a long dismissed argument from 10 years ago, and discussing it in all the same tone as people did back then, despite everyone having moved on. My core thesi…
chess was devolved developed by multiple people from different cultures over centuries. There’s no distinct “act of creation” like chess bob ross doing happy little (bong)clouds, at most you get some committees agreeing to formalize things people were already doing.
what, because the board and pieces look nice sometimes? you can be a notation sicko and play without those.
No, because of its gameplay design, which was an act of creation requiring aesthetic decisions.
chess was
devolveddeveloped by multiple people from different cultures over centuries. There’s no distinct “act of creation” like chess bob ross doing happy little (bong)clouds, at most you get some committees agreeing to formalize things people were already doing.edit: a word
Art can be collaborative. It can be an evolving work touched by many hands.