Hacker News: whickenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=whickenHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 14 May 2026 16:30:27 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by whicken in "Scorched Earth: The Mother of All Games"]]>Yes, that's exactly on point. The other half of the meaning relates to the quotes - it's not the videogame that's the "Mother of All Games" - it's war itself (meant cynically, of course). People in power scorching the earth is one of the oldest games.

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