> So, chess could only be considered a sport *if*...
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> 1) The pieces were magnetically attached to the board giving them a virtual weight of one hundred fifty pounds apiece;
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> 2) The board was situated atop a hair-trigger land mine that had a chance of exploding whenever touched;

WHOA. YES. I *want* to see that.

Mostly unrelated to the "sport or game" question, I must say I like the current trend of changing existing ones to make them more exciting. (It doesn't mean people have to stop playing the *original* sport, of course, but it adds a whole new one which might appeal to other people.) I've heard of extreme golf, for example. They might call it speed golf or some other name elsewhere, I don't know. You only get one club, one ball and a stopwatch, and you have to run like hell between shots and finish the course faster than your opponent.

Brunnen-"of course, this means you have to rent out an entire golf course, or possibly play by night"G