New Chess Sets For RHP

i belong to the generation that assumed a blog was something you might clean up with a pail of water and a mop.

Originally posted by reinfeld
we will get the bones when phalabbit falls down 30 feet south of chicago in the blizzard. in the spring they will lie forlorn in the grass.

On the fascinating topic of new chess sets, it must be disappointing for all those set designers to find that 87.69% of us use one of the 3 plainest and least original designs available to us.

Thanks to Russ's contribution to this thread we've discovered board statistics as well. 69.45% of us use either the highest-contrast board or the least-contrast board.

Sounds as if a good designer wanting to score high on these lists should be staying close to the traditional shapes and maybe messing with colours and textures only. Also designing a board that perfectly integrates with the piece set.

Just an opinion from someone who can't draw a straight line and admires anyone who can create ANYTHING. 🙂

Originally posted by Kewpie
On the fascinating topic of new chess sets, it must be disappointing for all those set designers to find that 87.69% of us use one of the 3 plainest and least original designs available to us.

Thanks to Russ's contribution to this thread we've discovered board statistics as well. 69.45% of us use either the highest-contrast board or the least-contrast boa ...[text shortened]... n from someone who can't draw a straight line and admires anyone who can create ANYTHING. 🙂

Where's the originality in "nobody wants to play with your set"? Form follows function.

Originally posted by Kewpie
Where's the originality in "nobody wants to play with your set"? Form follows function.

Originally posted by reinfeld
viking rune set ( colored red versus black or green )