The Muppet Show Deluxe Collector's Chess Set Review

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(More customer reviews)OK, let's be honest. We're dealing with a chess set here. There is very little that you can do to mess it up. Some sets are fancier, but that's not what the manufacturers were going for here. Those of us who grew up with Sesame Street and the Muppets will love the nostalgic fun of playing chess with our favorite characters as the pieces. Of course, purists may scoff, but that's them taking themselves a bit too seriously. The only possible difficulty for some people might be remembering which character is what. Is the Swedish Chef a bishop or a rook? But that just means learning one or two associations (the knights are on horses, so no problem there), and you could say the same for sets costing hundreds of dollars (e.g., is Legalos a bishop or knight in the Lord of the Rings sets?).

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Featuring King Kermit, Queen Piggy and 7 more of your favorite Muppets.

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Lego Castle Set #852001 Castle Chess Set Review

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(More customer reviews)My son loves his set. It is true that it falls apart as you are moving some of the pieces but we decided with our son to put some crazyglue to stabilize them. He has set it up on his night table and thinks is the coolest thing possible and the best result is that he has gotten interested in chess! I love it too!

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Chess Set includes a total of 32 chess pieces, featuring 24 minifigures. Just choose your side and you

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Lego Castle Set #852293 GIANT Chess Set Review

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(More customer reviews)This set is thus far the crown jewel of LEGO chess sets. In contrast to most previous sets, there's plenty to build in addition to playing the game [chess] itself.
The packaging resembles a giant bookcase complete with buttoned latches, and provide a permanent case for the set even after it's been built. It's too bad LEGO only had this on the market for a limited time. It should be noted however, that the list price is not $599.99. LEGO was selling this set for $199.99 when it was first released. Understandably the after-market value has increased, but indicating a list price of $599.99 is grossly misleading. The set comprises 2,481 pieces (placing its value at around $300-$350, realistically).
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The ultimate LEGO chess set! Theres never been a chess set like this one before! Now you can build the biggest and best LEGO chess board of all time, covered in incredible LEGO Castle details and complete with a dungeon, armory, and decorative dragon heads...and thats just the board itself! Pieces include king, queen, good and evil wizards, witch, knights, dwarves, trolls, skeleton warriors and horses, castle turrets, rolling siege towers, and more. Its the ultimate LEGO set for any chess player, collector, or LEGO Castle fan!

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Star Wars Saga Edition Chess Set Review

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(More customer reviews)For those who may be interested, here is a listing of which pieces are included in this new chess set. For the silver "good" side, the pawns are Republic Clone Troopers, kneeling and holding a rifle. The two rooks are C3P0/R2D2 (together on one piece), and Padme firing a blaster from Episode II. The knights are Han Solo in Episode IV clothing and Chewbacca with bowcaster, and the bishops are Princess Leia from Episode IV and Luke Skywalker from Episode VI. The queen is a bearded Episode III Obi-Wan, and the king is Yoda flying through the air (resting on a piece of clear plastic) with a lightsaber. On the black "evil" side, the pawns are the Episode IV era stormtroopers, kneeling with rifles. The two rooks are Count Dooku and Darth Maul (holding a double-bladed lightsaber and doing a high kick). Bishops are General Grievous (two of his four arms are holding lightsabers) and a General Grievous bodyguard with staff. Knights are Jango Fett from Episode II flying with jet pack and firing double pistols, and Boba Fett from Episode VI, presumably firing his wrist cable. The queen is Darth Vader with lightsaber, and the king is Emperor Palpatine with hands poised for sith lightning ala Episode VI. All pieces are made from molded plastic, and weapons will most likely be deformed and wilted when you remove them from the package. If your lightsabers are not all twisted and warped, be surprised and thankful. Also, getting them put back into their proper (unmarked) place in the packaging is like a difficult jigsaw puzzle. In the end, however, this is a nice set and I believe it is worth the price.

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Try your hand at Chess with this exciting Star Wars version! Enjoy the classic game of Chess with collectible chess pieces from all six movies from the Star Wars saga. Will you command Yoda and the Jedi, or the Emperor and the dark side' Game board included.

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