https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=74.98.181.175explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-06-27T06:25:34ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:839:_Explorers&diff=46263Talk:839: Explorers2013-08-11T02:03:15Z<p>74.98.181.175: Added information about the 3-D chess board.</p>
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<div>How is that ship flying in the first place? Wouldn't the pieces fall off? '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|purple|David}}<font color=green size=3px>y</font></u><font color=indigo size=4px>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 09:59, 9 March 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Magnetic Chess :-) [[Special:Contributions/121.99.55.58|121.99.55.58]] 03:23, 24 March 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Is the mini board really floating? It looked to me like it was adrift in sea. I think I might make some edits.<br />
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This comic actually has a common error by non-chess players using chess positions: a1, and by extension a3 and c3, are <i>dark</i> squares. h1 is supposed to be the light-squared corner. [[Special:Contributions/18.215.1.155|18.215.1.155]] 06:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)<br />
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It looks like there are wheels in the corners. [[Special:Contributions/209.104.241.66|209.104.241.66]] 16:25, 22 May 2013 (UTC)<br />
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The loose 3x3 board is from a Classic Star Trek 3-D chess set. The little pegs on the corners are used to secure the board in different places around the game. [[Special:Contributions/74.98.181.175|74.98.181.175]] 02:03, 11 August 2013 (UTC)</div>74.98.181.175