Tol-in-Gaurhoth LVII - Chess Game for Middle Earth: Game Thread

[the phantom]

By the way, what do you make of this?

Originally Posted by Shasta

"Oh, here, let me do it," Sauron snarled as Gandalf moved to take it. He snatched up one of his own pieces and knocked his own rook off the board. Gandalf didn't notice that he left the piece in place of the rook, as he was busy watching Sauron's other hand move a piece and knock a White Bishop off the other side of the board.

Does that mean that either the Black Knight or Bishop now has the ability to hunt (took the Rook's place)? If so, then killing a WW today might lead to Brin going down too, and then we'll be toast the next day if the WW succeeds in not killing the Cobbler.

Am I reading into the narrative too much, and it was merely supposed to mean that Sauron was cheating? If it does mean something, we must take it into consideration when we're deciding which individual to vote for today.

Brin? You're the one who ultimately has to make the call. Who do you think is the safest kill?

I have to get ready for service now, and so possibly I won't be around again until the last couple hours before the deadline.