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Re: Chess set
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lugnet.fabuland
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Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:47:12 GMT
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In lugnet.fabuland, sheree rosenkrantz wrote:
> In lugnet.fabuland, Erik Olson wrote:
> > Something about Clara Cow with a rake makes me think of a rook. Could be the
> > little points on the rake.
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> > I just taught my wife to play chess using Lego pieces mostly based on 2x2 rounds
> > and 2x2 domes. Of course the knight took advantage of minifig gear.
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> I can see Clara as a rook now that you have suggested her. I don't think I
> would have come up with the idea myself. To distinguish sides, for me is still
> problematic.
I'd distinguish sides by dividing the animals into types. In this case, Jungle
animals vs. Farm animals. The chess board could look like this:
Kings: Lion vs. Horse - The Lion naturally and the Horse because he's the
noblest animal on the farm.
Queens: Hippo vs. Cow - Henrietta and Clara seem like the Queens of their
respective sides.
Bishops: Crocodile vs. Goat - No particular reason.
Knights: Parrot vs. Crow - Birds, because the Knight is the only piece that can
jump (or in this case fly) over other pieces.
Rook: Elephant vs. Pig - The Elephant makes a good Rook, the Pig - well it was
the last slot I had open.
Pawns: Monkey vs. Lamb - For Pawns the Monkeys make good fodder, and the poor
Lambs...to the slaughter.
Ken
> sheree
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| (...) Interesting ideas, they would work, but I am traditional enough that I would prefer having each piece for each side for each position mirror the other except for some color designation. I have a fairly decent size Fabuland population and I (...) (19 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: Chess set
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| (...) I can see Clara as a rook now that you have suggested her. I don't think I would have come up with the idea myself. To distinguish sides, for me is still problematic. There are 2 different color rakes in the original Fabuland, brown and black, (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.fabuland)
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