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Playing Large Chess Variants?

Regional BLoKE asked:


I would like to make a chess board on which I can play almost any chess variant using a rectangular board. Some examples:

http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/acedrex.html

http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/courier.html

http://www.chessvariants.com/d.photo/taishogi/taipic.html

Considering that I can make any number of pieces for the board if I can make a board, what would you recommend as to the size of the grid, the size of the board itself, and constructing it? Checkered or non-checkered? Making it one board, or several linkable and removable parts? Ect.

Thank you in advance.

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One Response to “Playing Large Chess Variants?”

  1. Create a video blog...instantly. Says:
    October 5th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

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    One by one.

    Seriously. Checkered.

    You want it modular so you can change board sizes.

    Maybe an 8×8 base, but some variants are 9×8 and others more. You want to encompass them all. Something where they can lock on to each other. Maybe tongue and grove.