Why These Infantry Marines Have a New Obsession with Chess

Chess is an excellent strategy game...

Now that is truly fascinating. I learned to play bridge (cards) while attending Advanced Infantry Training. Confused the hell out of our DI's who would wander by while we took breaks in training...

When I was in AIT we used to spend the nights before bed check playing a card game called "Magic: The Gathering" a game which is known as being the chess of card games since it involves an extensive amount of planning and preparation, as well as real-time strategy. It was so popular on Fort Huachuca that they actually have multiple card shops on the post and have tournaments multiple times a week including some hosted by MWR!