Twilight chess set

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Avatar of Crazychessplaya

Does anyone know if there is a chess set with "Twilight" characters as pieces available on the market? I googled, but to no avail...

Avatar of Niven42

The only Twilight Chess set that I know of is this one, which doesn't even have the series name printed anywhere on it:

 

http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/Toys-games/Red-White-Competition-Chess-Set/e/9781932188141

 

You would be better off purchasing a red & white set from either Wholesale Chess, or the US Chess Federation (with a nice board to go with them).

Avatar of Crazychessplaya

A red and white Staunton style set, an interesting idea! I was looking for a more personalized set though where, for example, Bella would be the queen, Edward the king, ect.

Avatar of 5pin

You might have better luck around the twilight forums, remember that chess players tend to stick to staunton style sets because they are more widely available, they start at a lower price, and it's less diffucult to confuse the pieces.  In addition, people have used staunton sets for so long the pieces have grown on them (not that they were ugly to begin with).

Avatar of Crazychessplaya

Finally, there is a Vampire vs. Werewolf chess set, too bad the close-up is still too small to see the pieces clearly:

http://www.yourtwilightgames.com/twilight-chess.html

Avatar of Crazychessplaya

Possibly the set Niven42 mentioned, but then the pieces look too well made. Looks like a custom set.

Avatar of goldendog

Could be a HOS Collector, but hard to tell.

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Crazychessplaya wrote:

Finally, there is a Vampire vs. Werewolf chess set, too bad the close-up is still too small to see the pieces clearly:

http://www.yourtwilightgames.com/twilight-chess.html


I've actually played with this set; the bishops and knights look similar enough to cause major blunders on both sides of the board, even if you're used to playing with it.  Exactly the sort of thing to make you swear by Staunton sets.