Make Chess like Marbles

I've always thought it would be cool if they changed the rules so that when you ##'d their King, you got to actually take it (like any other piece) and *keep it*. Just like in the (mostly) kids game, Marbles.

Along w/the regular sets, players would have to carry around a bunch of Kings of varying values. What King you put up was actually part of the stakes. Sure, you could use the cheapies that are part of most tourney sets when you didn't want to risk much or were playing offhand or tourney-only games, but you could have them made from various materials, of various designs & sizes, all the way up to some really expensive, looking ones engraved w/your name for Candidate's Matches & World Championships or even Challenge Matches. Sort of like scalping your enemy. You'd have to play to win it back.

I imagine there'd be some that once won, would never see circulation again. I mean, who's going to risk losing a Tal/Fischer/Kasparov/Kramnik King once won? Unless you're a gentleman and put it up against the original owner...

I'd even forsee trading and selling of these items, both for their monetary value, and more likely, the intrinsic value of the original holder, if deignated on the piece.

Please hold the insults. I know I've got problems...

@Grobzilla You're absolutely right...................u have got problems.   :0)

You need to see the same shrinks that Michael Douglas saw in Basic Instinct..now!

My shrink is much cheaper, and probably better. :)

I know I do, but, c'mon, tell me it wouldn't be fun seeing whose Kings you could collect.

Like even in a simul, the player could sign any normal set king (w/a simul note) for anyone who managed a skin in a simul.

Or imagine taking your buddy's favorite K, and making him play Black for it over and over.

I'm telling you, this could be a thing...

Lol....ur clearly excited by the prospect so i guess there would be others too.

It did cross my mind that on the kids chess.com site u could play chess like conkers, ie a king takes the wins of the losing king. Therefore ur King, and you could have more than one in your inventory ready to play with, has a value.

Ed Zachary!

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Ed Zachary = "Exactly", in reference to your conkers post.

Can you imagine being the first person to say: "Play you for your King"?