M Winther wrote on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 05:30 PM UTC:
The relative attractancy of this sort of game lies just in this, namely that it is slow. One needn't exhaust one's brain. Yet it is complex enough to create strategical complexity. When chess was slow, in medieval times, it was extremely popular, also among women. The later faster game was more about performance and was regarded as less enjoyable by many people. However, the more devoted gamesters became even more enchanted.
/Mats