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Duck Chess
The duck is a brick, pieces cannot move through the square occupied by the duck. However, knights can jump over the duck. Each player's turn has 2 steps: After moving a piece, the duck must be moved to an empty square. There is no check or checkmate. Capture the opponent's king to win.
This is a fascinating new variant for chess. I first saw it on a video by Eric Rosen, an International Master who streams and posts videos to YouTube. By introducing this one new piece, the game is exponentially more complicated. I quite enjoyed watching this video as he first plays it and figures out the ins and outs of the game.
Seneca Village, the black community in NYC that was destroyed for Central Park
This tweet thread's first post led me to the linked article as I sought to learn more about Seneca Village.
Successful black communities and towns. A THREAD!
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) October 1, 2022
Did you know that an entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park.
The community was called Seneca Village. It spanned from 82nd Street to 89th Street. pic.twitter.com/RAxjC7Vsq8