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Kevin Pacey wrote on Fri, Oct 13, 2023 09:24 PM UTC:

Hi Jean-Louis.

If someone ever wants to start up an over-the-board multiple chess variants club or tournament (especially if desiring eye-pleasing fairy piece figurines), they may not have access to (or have any necessary skills with?) a 3D printer - I don't know how widespread those devices are or have been already.

I was wondering most of all about the sheer number of figurines of fairy piece types that already are widely out there in the real world - I don't know how many HG is aware of. Popular regional CV piece types can be counted, and the Musketeer sets are now on the market (I'm especially curious about figurines that are or have been widely sold). [edit: note that Musketeer sets currently could prove a bit expensive for many folks, especially if building a CV club/tournament - it would be nice if cheap yet eye-pleasing figurines are/will be available]

P.S.: From Chess.com 30 April 2017, posted by HG Muller:

Chess Variant will become more popular if pieces are available (in case new pieces are used),

That is nothing but wishful thinking, and it is contradicted by the evidence. Pieces have been available for ages. Dedicated pieces for certain variants have been for sale commercially as well (Omega Chess, Gothic Chess.) As have been Chess sets in outlandish styles, which can be combined with standard Staunton pieces to have more different piece types, as was shown here in this forum in connection with an OTB version of Alpha-Omega Chess. And there are also lots of variants that can be played with just an orthodox Chess set.

We sometimes do have OTB tourneys for Chess variants here, providing the necessary equipment, but usually only 8 to 10 people show up for such events.

P.P.S: Here's the wiki re: 3D Printing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing


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