Anonymous
asked:
In reference to the alex hirsch quote; You are thinking of checkers not chess
taffybuns
answered:

ah nope sorry bud but its not only checkers that does the Other Side Of The Board Thing

you can google it yourself but to keep it short, if a pawn reaches the other side of the board without being captured you can turn it into a bishop, knight, rook or queen :o

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Most games automatically turn it into a queen