Ben Howard spend three months of his awesome life hand-crafting a complete Legend of Zelda Chess set. Upsettingly he says he’ll only get one test drive of this colourful wonder before he has to send it away. I assume he’s not putting it down… and that this was a commission.
Three Man Chess
A company based in Nashville, Tennessee, has invented a chess variant that lets three people play at once. The game promises not to compromise the traditional rules, makes clever use of a circular board and diagonal moves. I think the circular board looks fantastic. It’s the sort of thing that would look perfect on someone’s […]
Stop motion clay battle chess
I miss battle chess. The ancient game let you play chess with – for the time – some enhanced visuals. This video isn’t a re-creation of the acutal game but it is chess, the pieces do move around the board and they do battle one an other. I think the title “battle chess” is deserved. […]
Star Wars Lego Chess
Brandon Griffith has made a name for himself with some fantastic chess sets. They’re lego chess sets. They’re Star Wars lego chess sits. He’s put together an Empire Strikes Back Chess Set and a New Hope Chess Set. They’re both detailed on Flickr and well worth checking out. Two samples of the Star Wars Lego […]
Monster chess is a monster lego success!
It feels like every time Geek Native blogs about some clever lego contraption the bar gets pushed even higher. As a reminder; the last bit of lego to feature on the site is a fully functional lego sniper rifle. Can anything beat that? What about a fully automated and animated lego chess set? Wait. If […]
Super Mario Brothers Chess
Here’s a Christmas gift idea for a geek or Mario fan – Super Mario Brothers Chess. Doesn’t it look like a colourful change to the traditional game? I think this game is a sly idea if you want to encourge someone away from mindless games and towards tactic games that actually help brains grow and […]
