Hobbies built around playing a rule-based game against an opponent on a board or tabletop, Stebbins' player type in its classic form. Belongs here: chess and miniature wargaming. Does not belong here: any hobby whose contest is physical rather than played on a board or table, grouped under Combat and Contact Novelty Sport Hobbies.
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1. Chess (Wikipedia)
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The recorded history of chess dates back to the emergence of chaturanga in 7th-century India.
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