Elon Musk Mocks Chess—Claiming This Strategic Video Game is Way Better; What is 'Polytopia?'

In an exclusive interview with Elon Musk, the billionaire claimed that chess is a very simple game.

Making such claims is no longer new for the tech CEO as he is known for sharing statements that many people will likely question.

If you are a chess player-professional or non-pro-Musk's statement about this traditional strategy game will really be on your head for a couple of hours or days.

Although Elon is a guy who is very tech savvy, many people will not really see him as a chess master since he doesn't share this game as one of his hobbies.

However, the billionaire seems to know a lot about chess. Here are the things he shared about the traditional board game.

Elon Musk Mocks Chess?

According to Essentially Sports' latest report, the SpaceX boss has been making headlines after he shared his opinions about video games.

One of the things he shared with the public is one of his favorite titles, "Elden Ring." The billionaire even claimed that there was a time when he spent almost a whole day just playing this adventure video game.

Another thing the Tesla boss shared is how he finds chess as a simple game.

"I was on the school's chess team, but I find chess a simple game. Frankly, in my opinion," said the billionaire.

He added that chess only has 64 squares in total. Because Musk thinks this mechanics is quite easy, he claimed that he was really good at chess when he was a kid.

After saying all these things about the board game, he mentioned "Polytopia" (officially called "The Battle for Polytopia"), claiming that it is better than chess.

What is 'The Battle for Polytopia'?

"The Battle of Polytopia" is a turn-based 4x strategic video game. If you are a fan of "Clash of Clans" and other games, "Polytopia" is quite similar to them since it also allows you to build kingdoms, tribes, and empires.

You can play this game online or offline, with other players or just bots. As of press time, it is available in macOS, Microsoft, iOS, and Android.

If you want to take the word of Elon Musk, you can try it for free as the official Google Play Store offers a free trial for one month.

Aside from saying chess is a simple game, he also clarified, via his excluve interview, that the Tesla gaming console will not arrive.

While he is appearing in various interviews, the tech CEO is also busy dealing with his problems with Twitter.

Recently, he challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on a public debate regarding the platform's fake accounts.

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Written by: Griffin Davis