Clockwork Game: The Illustrious Career of A Chess-Playing Automaton — Fiery Studios
Issue: #1
In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresia witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang von Kempelen, the chess-machine played a unique game against each opponent, far surpassing the abilities of all its fellow automata. Throughout its eighty-five year career, audiences across Europeand...
Creators: Nisi Shawl, Paul Sizer, Jane Irwin