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The chess set with forces of good and forces of evil is impressive.
On the good side, I do feel that Mrs. Hudson is a bit overpromoted to Queen. I suppose the game makers blushed at the thought of Watson as the Queen? Or even Holmes himself, with Watson as the less quick, more in-need-of-defence King?
BBC – Future – The two illusions that tricked Arthur Conan Doyle
Two real-life hoaxes managed to fool the creator of Sherlock Holmes – and they help to reveal our own ‘metacognitive illusions’ that influence our memory and perception.