Narnia Chess set

In article <btosao$4ft$1@news.chatlink.com>,
"Michael McCleary" <snapp RemoveThis @boo.net> wrote:

 > Suggestions please; I've decided to make a Chess set and table based on
 > Narnia (just for myself, not for sale, although I will post photos when
 > done).
 > Suggestions as to who should be what, are greatly appreciated.

Do you want to make it 'good' vs. 'evil'?

If so, for good: Peter as King, Lucy as Queen, horses (perhaps Fledge
and Bree; or Jewel and Puzzle from LB) as knights, mice as pawns. No
particular suggestions for bishops and rooks, but there are various
animals that might do (bears, centaurs, badgers, ...). No Aslan on the
board, obviously ("He's not a tame lion, you know.").

For evil: the White Witch as Queen, perhaps Tash as King, wolves as
knights, giants as rooks. Perhaps black dwarves as pawns. Shift (and
perhaps even Ginger as well) as a bishop.

Or you could do more tightly themed sides. For example, a "Caspian" set
with Caspian as King, various characters from PC and VDT as the pieces
(Dr Cornelius and Trumpkin as bishops?) and Telmarine soldiers as the
pawns.

Best wishes,
Matthew Collett

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I guess I shoulda googled first.
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"Michael McCleary" <snapp.TakeThisOut@boo.net> wrote in message
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 > Suggestions please; I've decided to make a Chess set and table based on
 > Narnia (just for myself, not for sale, although I will post photos when
 > done).
 > Suggestions as to who should be what, are greatly appreciated.
 >
 > have fun, and God Bless
 > mike
 >
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 > "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If
 > you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are
not
 > of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates
 > you".
 > John 15:18-19
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 08:18:33 +1300, Matthew Collett
<m.collett.RemoveThis@auckland.ac.nz> wrote:

 >In article <btosao$4ft$1@news.chatlink.com>,
 > "Michael McCleary" <snapp.RemoveThis@boo.net> wrote:
 >
  >> Suggestions please; I've decided to make a Chess set and table based on
  >> Narnia (just for myself, not for sale, although I will post photos when
  >> done).
  >> Suggestions as to who should be what, are greatly appreciated.
 >
 >Do you want to make it 'good' vs. 'evil'?
 >
 >If so, for good: Peter as King, Lucy as Queen, horses (perhaps Fledge
 >and Bree; or Jewel and Puzzle from LB) as knights, mice as pawns.

Roll for initiative with Reepicheep!


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"Michael McCleary" <snapp RemoveThis @boo.net> wrote in message
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 > I guess I shoulda googled first.
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 >

well, that's real nice - but you could still do your own ideas. That way
it'd mean more to you.

Aslan as the black king? And the Wardrobe as a queen? Weird... Is that
gnomes as the white pawns? Why not fauns? Or mice? Oh, wait - if the bishops
are weird skeleton guys, then I guess the white set is supposed to be evil?
Is that the White Witch then?

Y'know... I think you could do a lot better for yourself. Make a list of all
the characters you really like and would want to include, and then winnow it
out. With Peter and Susan as king and queen, you could do Lucy and Edmond as
the bishops. But where does that leave Aslan....hmmmm...Ok.... Aslan as the
King.... Lucy and Susan as "bishops", Peter and Edmond as the Knights.
And.... for the queen.... ahh.... anything but the Wardrobe!! LOL


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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:47:30 -0500, "Luminaria" <lanatAT RemoveThis @rcn.DOTcom>
wrote:

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 >"Michael McCleary" <snapp RemoveThis @boo.net> wrote in message
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  >> I guess I shoulda googled first.
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.terraqueous.co.uk/narnia2.gif</font" target="_blank">http://www.terraqueous.co.uk/narnia2.gif</font</a>>
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 >
 >well, that's real nice - but you could still do your own ideas. That way
 >it'd mean more to you.
 >
 >Aslan as the black king? And the Wardrobe as a queen? Weird... Is that
 >gnomes as the white pawns? Why not fauns? Or mice? Oh, wait - if the bishops
 >are weird skeleton guys, then I guess the white set is supposed to be evil?
 >Is that the White Witch then?

Wonder why black for the good guys, instead of red (traditional) or
gold?


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<m.RemoveThis@mooreeffoc.com> wrote in message
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 > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:47:30 -0500, "Luminaria" <lanatAT.RemoveThis@rcn.DOTcom>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >
  > >"Michael McCleary" <snapp.RemoveThis@boo.net> wrote in message
  > >news:btriva$rht$1@news.chatlink.com...
   > >> I guess I shoulda googled first.
<font color=brown>   > >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.terraqueous.co.uk/narnia2.gif</font" target="_blank">http://www.terraqueous.co.uk/narnia2.gif</font</a>>
   > >>
  > >
  > >well, that's real nice - but you could still do your own ideas. That way
  > >it'd mean more to you.
  > >
  > >Aslan as the black king? And the Wardrobe as a queen? Weird... Is that
  > >gnomes as the white pawns? Why not fauns? Or mice? Oh, wait - if the
bishops
  > >are weird skeleton guys, then I guess the white set is supposed to be
evil?
  > >Is that the White Witch then?
 >
 > Wonder why black for the good guys, instead of red (traditional) or
 > gold?
 >
 >

Gold probably would have looked very nice. I've seen some chess sets that
are hand painted there is a "main" color, but also hand painted
"highlights" - and that might have worked well too. It's a great idea, but I
personally wouldn't buy the set shown in the graphic. Hey, Michael, if you
do it, can you let us see how much better yours is? [grin]

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Michael McCleary wrote:

> Suggestions please; I've decided to make a Chess set and table based on
> Narnia (just for myself, not for sale, although I will post photos when
> done).
> Suggestions as to who should be what, are greatly appreciated.

You would need 2 Kings and 2 Queens!
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"Peter B. Juul" wrote:

> "Michael McCleary" <snapp RemoveThis @boo.net> writes:
>
> > Suggestions please; I've decided to make a Chess set and table based on
> > Narnia (just for myself, not for sale, although I will post photos when
> > done).
> > Suggestions as to who should be what, are greatly appreciated.
>
> You might consider Calormenians for black an narnians for white.
>
> In a way, Aslan on white side and Tash on black side would make sense
> as kings, but then again: An Aslan that can be beaten and can barely
> move?
>
> Strawberry really ought to be used as a knight, though.

Pawns: Tumnus, the Beavers, the Dwarfs, etc.
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