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Chess Variant Set Construction. Describes a chess variant set made with ceramic tiles and wooden cubes.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Very nice! I like both the appearance and flexibilty of the ceramic tile boards. Note also (and this idea is hardly original with me) that cube pieces could easily be used for variants where pieces could have two or more values, just by marking different faces.
Right now I wish I had just a little bit more money. If I had I would run down to the store and buy material to make this myself...yeah, right, it's sunday...but still. This is a great tutorial and a great idea. Thank you. Tomas Forsman
John, Tomas, thanks for the kind comments. I really enjoyed making the set and mulling over different ideas as I worked on the set.
Peter Bonnici wrote on Thu, Jun 6, 2002 09:53 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Absolutely brilliant! Why didn't I think of this. The simplest ideas are the best (and the hardest to think of).I've been wondering how to make variant boards for years and thought I would have to resort to some fiddly woodwork involving bandsaws etc. I'm off to the shops to see what size tiles are available. Thank you!
Peter, thanks! I would really like to hear about how your set turns out.
The idea of using ceramic tiles for boards occurred to me many years ago, but I had never gotten farther with it than occassionally browsing the flooring section Home Depot. This will be very helpful to me when I actually get around to making my own boards and sets.
Julie wrote on Sun, Aug 29, 2004 05:31 AM UTC:Good ★★★★What a great page. I've been working on a ceramic chess set of my Father's birthday and struggling with what to do for a board. This will be beautiful and I can't want to start working on this one!
Due to the high cost of regular wood boards, I have been assembling ceramic-tile boards for quite some time. Total cost per board is less than $10.00 versus $150++ for a large size Drueke. This in additrion of being able to build extra-large size custom colored boards for my favorite extra-large size sets.
CONGRATULATIONS TONY !!!!! For sharing your expertise, suggestions and good will.
Greetings to all from Puerto Rico (USA)
I never saw this page before, but I had the exact same idea!
Here in Brazil I'll use PVC caps for pieces. Hugs.
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Wow you are really ingenious! I like the way you make the board! I also try to made my own board, however I use printer to print out the board on paper, then cut them out and paste them on a card paper coated by the transparent sheets and seal the edge of the board with PVC insulating tape. I also did made out some chess pieces, out of clay that can be air hardened called Amos I-clay. So far I made out the chess pieces for chess, omega chess, and chess variants that can play using my pieces like Ultima...
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