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Chess Sets
Post by saber964   » Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:33 pm

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I was thinking. (A dangerous thing, I know) Have you ever seen those theme commemorative chess sets for Star Trek or Star Wars. You know the ones that are set up like this;

King = Kirk
Queen = Rand
Bishop = Spock/McCoy
Knight = Scott/Sulu

Well how about one for the Honorverse?
You could have multiple sets.

Manticore Alliance

White
K Benjamin IX
Q Elizabeth III
B Prestwick/Summervale
Kn Caperelli/Matthews
Black
PRH
K RSP
Q McQueen
B St. Just/Ransom
Kn Thiesman/Giscard

How about a pure Grayson one?
K Benjamin IX
Q HH
B Rev. Hanks/Sullivan
Kn Matthews/Yanakov

Let's speculate on a few more possibilities.
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by munroburton   » Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:06 pm

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In keeping with the nautical theme, I'd prefer a set with ship models.

K - fortress
Q - SD
B - BC
Kn - CA
R - CLAC
Pawn - LAC

Of course, the RMN's ponies have to be the Star Knight. ;)
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by cthia   » Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:40 pm

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munroburton wrote:In keeping with the nautical theme, I'd prefer a set with ship models.

K - fortress
Q - SD
B - BC
Kn - CA
R - CLAC
Pawn - LAC

Of course, the RMN's ponies have to be the Star Knight. ;)

We discussed this before. I assure you, pawns should be nothing less than human forms. I suggest Marines in battle armor.

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Re: Chess Sets
Post by BobfromSydney   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:23 am

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My SKM proposal:

King: Elizabeth III (with Ariel)
Queen: Honor Harrington (with Nimitz)
Bishops: Hemphill and Givens
Knights: Henke and Truman
Rooks: Hamish Alexander and Kuzak (or D'Orville)
Pawns: Marines or Spacers in skinsuits

I tried to balance ranks, roles and storyline prominence to create this list.

One potential change might be replacing the Bishops with Sarnow/McKeon to try and balance the genders of the pieces a little.

Would anyone like to give Torch a try?

King = HRM Berry
Queen = Palane?
Rooks = Jeremy X and W.E.B. Du Havel?
Or possibly Zilwicki & Cachat!?!?
Bishops = ????
Knights = ????
Pawns = Torch marines sticking their tongues out
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by John Prigent   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:57 am

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And what do you propose for the castles? I don't think we know what a junction fort looks like, so I suppose anything sufficiently 'spaceworthy but static' would do.
Cheers, John
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by cthia   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:07 am

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BobfromSydney wrote:My SKM proposal:

King: Elizabeth III (with Ariel)
Queen: Honor Harrington (with Nimitz)
Bishops: Hemphill and Givens
Knights: Henke and Truman
Rooks: Hamish Alexander and Kuzak (or D'Orville)
Pawns: Marines or Spacers in skinsuits

I tried to balance ranks, roles and storyline prominence to create this list.

One potential change might be replacing the Bishops with Sarnow/McKeon to try and balance the genders of the pieces a little.

Would anyone like to give Torch a try?

King = HRM Berry
Queen = Palane?
Rooks = Jeremy X and W.E.B. Du Havel?
Or possibly Zilwicki & Cachat!?!?
Bishops = ????
Knights = ????
Pawns = Torch marines sticking their tongues out

You are erring in the other extreme. Just as pawns, bishops, Kings and Queens should be people -- *and the lowly pawns readily identifiable/distinguishable at a glance from the (taller, better adorned) Kings, Queens and Bishops during gameplay, you must also make the Rooks and Knights other than people or human forms (although there's no reason a rider cannot sit atop a horse.

*And able to be done so even in your "peripheral" vision. :lol: Which is why Staunton type, easily distinguishable, pieces are preferred in tournament play.

You don't want to lose a game because, while concentrating on your logic and scanning searches in your head, you inadvertently mistake a pawn for a bishop or vice versa. "Oops," says Shannon.

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Re: Chess Sets
Post by Lord Skimper   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 10:56 am

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Roland Should be Pawns
Sag. C as Bishops
Kamerling as Knights
Fortes as Rooks
BC(P) as Queen
BCL as King

Or

Captain Jr Grade as Pawn
Captain Sr Grade as Knight
Rear Admiral as Rook
Vice Admiral as Bishop
Honor as Duchess 'queen'
Elizabeth as Crown 'king'
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by jchilds   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:28 pm

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The MAlign set might be a bit problematic if Albrecht and the boys are the major pieces. :P
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by saber964   » Sun Sep 25, 2016 1:23 pm

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My pick for Rooks is a Super Dreadnaught

How about Talbott Quadrant.

White

K Khumalo
Q Gold Peak
B Tirakov/Overstegeen
Kn Scotty/Harkness/Van Dort

Black
K Veraccio
Q Crandall
B Byng/Hongbo
Kn Harahap/Yucel

Alternate
K Alquazar
Q Matsuko
B Khumalo/Henke
Kn Terakov/Overstegeen
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Re: Chess Sets
Post by BobfromSydney   » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:46 am

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jchilds wrote:The MAlign set might be a bit problematic if Albrecht and the boys are the major pieces. :P


:lol: That was a good one!
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