what kind of chess sets do you own?

i got a glass board with glass pieces

and a magnetic board with gold and silver magnet pieces

Get some wood

 twas thinking about getting the wood set but declined it when i saw the magnetic

i have the standard plastic sauton set with the mouse pad board and the zmf ii clock.. i carry it with me to the park or when ever i'm free.. i have a tripple  Vtg Staunton Chess set Weighted piecesset pieces but find it too heavy to carry around.. so i left it at home..

correction i have 4 standard plastic set +board.. but i perfer the mouse pad board..

I have the German plastic chess pieces much superior to the standard chess pieces as they are weighted & felted. I have the International chess pieces played in euro tournaments & are wood.

I have a nice glass chess set but I'm wondering if it's worth getting some wood when I have some spare cash.

I have a small wooden set and a plastic tournament-regulation set.  Nothing special, maybe when I'm over 30 I'll buy a NICE wooden set.  

Wood and/or Plastic sets only for me. No ivory, bone, metal, glass, or resin... 

Same w/ boards - wood or vinyl only.

Got addicted to searching the listings on Ebay so I have around 20 sets. 

4 plastic magnetic sets; started with a 7", duct taped it open for  analysis, got another to be more portable, and then went 12" for better visibility.

2 HOS sets: a Sheffield 4.4" bud rosewood that I won a bidding war on for around $350 (doesn't leave the house) and an older 3.5" tournament set.

2 HOS plastic collector sets 3.75". The first was a good deal at $30 delivered with a carrying bag. A month later even better for $25.

A 4.5" ebony "Official Staunton" set with a leather 2 shelf case for $150. Maybe my best bargain..,

4 "box" folders.  I used one extensively once I upgraded the pieces to ebony.  The others seemed like a good idea at the time...

2 noname Indian imports. One's a 4" Staunton in ebony that's a beauty, the other an ebonized "modern" set that everyone hates but me.

1 French Drueke that I bought because the curly maple storage box looked cool.  Oh, one of the folders is a Chinese bone set, quite ornate, that went for $8 (yes, getting it delivered cost twice that).  A little magnetic pocket "disk" set and a plastic analysis set I haven't used since I went magnetic.

It's a sickness folks.  Try to stay away from Ebay if you can.  Don't get me started on the chessboards...

EDIT: I forgot the baseball set!  $18 delivered with a 2.25 green and maple board.  You're right; I haven't unpacked the baseball players yet!

Pro Tourney set, triple weight, bag, vinyl board. Would like a Wellington Staunton ($$$$). I plane to etch one of my glass end tables into a chess table.

Yep.

A Noj Dubrovnik, a plastic Dubrovnik, a BCE Eastern tournament, a Staunton 4" in rosewood, a Zagreb, several travel sets, even a kitsch Franklin Mint 'Waterloo' & yes even a crazy set bought in Las Vegas [the King is a stack of chips]. I'm sure there will be more in the future.

Unfortunately there appears to be no effective medication!

Just three...

• The usual tournament-style plastic Staunton set (weighted pieces, vinyl roll-up board, clock, and carrying case).

• Inexpensive wooden set and folding board of the sort sold at Barnes & Noble.  Nothing fancy but nice enough for the $30-something price.  This is sometimes useful since it requires somewhat less table space than the tournament-style set.

• Wooden set with folding board handmade in Mexico by a relative of an old friend.  The pieces are a bit large for the board but I break it out now and then for the sake of variety.

I have a whole bunch of sets but my favorite is a leather board made by Katherein Louise:

https://www.facebook.com/klleatherdesigns

I think this guy got the same exact board from her:

http://www.crumiller.com/chess/chess_pages/boards/LeatherChessBoard.htm

I like that the light squares are not too light on leather boards but you need to be careful not to get them wet.  

I generally only like staunton sets.  But the exception that proves the rule is this set

http://lh5.ggpht.com/princebertram/Ruf44_rW8SI/AAAAAAAAAJI/3jS4iPBrWkM/NorthernUpright%5B2%5D.jpg

all these sound nice.. maybe we should post pics 

I have a little one made by her. Very nice and satisfying to play on.

very very very nice. the leather board, gorgeous. The leather board must sound so nice to play on.  And yes about staunton, and yes about the exception that proves the rule. niiiiawwce!

Thanks for the compliments to my chess stuff.  

I took the board with me to Germany to watch the Kramnik Anand Match.  Kramnik signed it after the match.  I think it is the first board he signed on his way to regaining the WCC title.

sweet. 

i aint got 1 no more. the dawg got aholda haf the peeces an berried em someweers out bak.