Why would smart people care about denim vs. trousers?
Let competitors wear pajamas- it makes no difference.
Rather for people with a really good memory. Which, to me, makes the game extremely boring and bland.
Chess to me is boring because the better player should win/draw unless they blunder. And we (generally) know who the better player is because of ratings.
I’ve always much preferred games that in the short run have a luck component that can create massive swings (poker, backgammon, Scrabble) and inequality.