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Re: GALA DAY TODAY - Alan Jelfs - 23-06-2014
They are building a giant chess set near Falkirk, but so far they just have two knights -
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Re: GALA DAY TODAY - Jonathan Livingstone - 23-06-2014
There may be better or cheaper suppliers but the Edinburgh set pieces were bought from here
http://www.biggamehunters.co.uk/acatalog/Giant-Chess-Pieces.html
They also sell plastic sheet boards, or those interlocking plastic squares if you want a portable option. The pieces themselves are whatever weight you want them to be, as the bases can be screwed on/off and filled with water or sand to add weight.
I was told you can also negotiate a discount if you explain that you are purchasing for community/educational purposes.
Re: GALA DAY TODAY - Jonathan Livingstone - 23-06-2014
Alan Jelfs Wrote:They are building a giant chess set near Falkirk, but so far they just have two knights -
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Shame we don't have a Grangemouth Congress any longer, would have been good to tie in a visit to the Kelpies with a chess playing weekend.