One Word Wonder

Yeah! first! :-)

That was surprisingly straight forward.

It looks like it ought to be straightforward but I can't get it for some reason...

I can't get it either.

any salt? seems like it should be so easy

well, it ain't chess...

[2] thanks for that! probably wouldn't have been able to solve if it weren't for your comment.

i'm glad i know the game enough to recognize the pieces

I recognize the the pieces but I don't know how [2] helps.

Wow! "solved this puzzle in 37 seconds " an easy Murdoctor.

Thanks for the puzzle.

:)

It's not globalthermonuclearwar, either.

[12] Hah! That was my first thought too! What a great movie that was! This is not Salt.

This is driving me mad....little help?

wow! looking for variations and forgot a simpler form of solving. good one.

hrm

Bishop, Queen, King, Rook, Bishop; yap, stumped.

Still not getting it....

OK, we are down to the end, and I still need serious salt. Please . . .

Pretty Please With Brown Sugar On It . . .

[18][19] The salt is tough when it is spelled wrong, pretend it's not a Rook but a Checker and it may be easier.

Thanks [21], but still no dice for me. Finally had to use the hints. I must have tried every way but the right way. BTW, I never heard of the answer.

I've never heard of the answer either :/

I have heard of it, but with a different spelling.

[24] Same here. Where I grew up, we spelled it with a C.