<Regarding that chess set... this is all the info I have about it right now. This is what my mum said to an interested person... "I'm not really sure what they are made of, at a guess I'd say resin,
>it's not wood for sure.
>I don't think it's plaster of paris or anything like that, I think they are
>too light for that."

This person replied with (and I hope its OK to copy this!)
"I think what you have here is very unusual. If you look at the pawns (the
little ones - 8 of each colour) they are a different shape. My guess is that
if you compare the other pieces, (knights, bishops, rooks) and look at them
closely, they too will have differences. The Kings may even be vastly (but
subtly) different. The significance of this is that it shows that EACH piece
came from a different mould. Usually all the pieces come from a common mould
- one for all the pawns, one for all the rooks, one for all the bishops etc.
So you can see the original cost of this set would have been quite high.
Yes, they are likely to be made of resin.

They are a replica of a collectioon of chess men found on the beach at Uig
in the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in 1831. They are called the
Lewis Chess Men and are held in the British Museum. In fact they are one of
the top 10 treasures in the Museum as voted by the curators last year.
(Number 6 I think). The originals date from the 12th Century and are hand
carved from walrus tusks."

Hi everyone!
Hope you dont mind, Whisperz, I want to plug this chess set that my mum is selling. She listed it on ebay, then found out its quite unusual. So any chess players who collect sets have a look! I can give extra details if you like, so can my mum!

check out... ebay.co.uk.. search...Item number 3133149832 unusual miniature chess set, celtic patt.

Its a gorgeous chess set!! Any collectors would be chuffed with this, and each individual piece is apparently made from different mold and slightly different! Oh, and she accepts international payments!! :o)

Hi sansone, and welcome! Favourite boards are discussion boards. At the top on every discussion board theres an option to 'add to favourite boards', then it will appear at the bottom of your page. That way you'll know straight away when theres new messages there. Hope that helps? :o)
Theres a question mark next to most stuff like that you can click on for info.

coolknight, thank you. It IS mostly adults here but the minority of children/teenagers here should be considered too. I'm no prude, if you want adult chat while playing then thats entirely your choice, but privately, not on public discussion boards!!

coolknight.. maybe you would be happier in an adult chat room than on a games site?
All I can say is I hope I never have to play you in a tourney. I would certainly never accept an invite from you, dont you know children and teenagers use this site too?