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IMHO, this is the only advantage Chess as over Go. Really cool sets like this: Monster Chess

I'll always remember Battle Chess fondly. Even if I was always bad at it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess

I had completely forgotten about Battle Chess. I used to play it when I was a kid, even though I had no idea what I was doing. I liked watching the Rook squish pawns with its fist (at least I think that's how it went).


Back on topic--while there are some cool go sets out there, it's just a fact that black and white stones are somewhat more restricted in appearance than chess pieces.

proposition for a "cool" looking go set.....

you could use little army men pieces like in the game risk.....

Probably bad taste:

Li Kao wrote:Probably bad taste:

I'm curious, who made that?

Jordus wrote:proposition for a "cool" looking go set.....
you could use little army men pieces like in the game risk.....

I actually tried this once . I bought enough tiny C3P0 and R2D2 figures to make a "Star Wars" themed Go set. Unfortunately, It was almost impossible to play. It was very difficult to read the board and as the game progressed it became common for figures to get knocked over and take down whole groups like dominoes. There is a practical reason Go stones are solid colors and sit close to the surface of the board, not just aesthetics.

Jordus wrote:proposition for a "cool" looking go set.....

you could use little army men pieces like in the game risk.....

There was a post about a set like this on GD, with Warhammer pieces, I think.

Li Kao wrote:Probably bad taste:

Strongly suggests a modified ruleset.

Any piece whose move captures an opponent's piece is also removed from the board.

Jordus wrote:proposition for a "cool" looking go set.....

you could use little army men pieces like in the game risk.....

Ever heard of the Franklin Mint Civil War Chess Set?

The only way I see to take this idea and put it in Go form, is to put tiny pictures on the stones. But, that seems kind of cheesey.

Nakamura wrote:The only way I see to take this idea and put it in Go form, is to put tiny pictures on the stones. But, that seems kind of cheesey.

Redbeard wrote:IMHO, this is the only advantage Chess as over Go. Really cool sets like this: Monster Chess

That's an awesome chess set! I want, though I have too many chess sets.

Also, I think that chess has many advantages over go. However, it was the game that I picked up first, so I'm hardwired to be loyal to it.

I also think Go has it's advantages.

Suji wrote:Also, I think that chess has many advantages over go.

So what are the advantages of chess? Share your opinion.

There was a post about a set like this on GD, with Warhammer pieces, I think.

yes there was, but I think he stopped because 2x 180 pieces was too expensive.

here is a picture of it from the godiscussions post


*edit. I looks fun, but i bet it's confusing when playing with it.

chess pieces are not uniform by nature, but Go stones are uniform allowing for a better overview of the whole board.