It is implied through gameplay mechanics that the two kingdoms at war in chess both formally permit regnal polygamy, allowing the King to take at least nine wives of equal status, and that marriage can be bestowed as a military honour, but curiously that honour - in stark contrast to the conventional attitudes of the aristocracy - can only be bestowed upon soldiers of the unlanded class, leaving great questions to be asked of the material interests and stability of these kingdoms’ aristocracies
I’m also interested in the armies depicted within checkers… both of which seem to be utopian anarchies in which all citizens have exactly equal rights and abilities, and follow all their rules without the presence of any leader at all
and the jarring shift whereby this transforms into a monarchy, when one citizen becomes successful enough to crown himself “king,” though the position conveys nothing except greater military resources for that individual in personal battles