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Re: [Icehouse] Highly Portable Chess board Suggestion?

  • FromBrian Reichert <rignes@xxxxxxxxx>
  • DateThu, 1 Oct 2009 00:53:13 -0400
* Nick Lamicela <nupanick@xxxxxxxxx> [2009-09-30 17:54:55-0400]
>    What you really ought to do is make an 8x8 board and then tie the ends
>    into a bag, because then it does double duty and takes up less space.
>    ~nupanick (or other appropriate name)
> 
>    ===================
>    Guvf VF zl jvggl fvtangher.
> 
>    On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Jason Spears <spielboy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>      I found some black and white checkerboard fabric at Walmart. Bought a
>      little bit, maybe 1/2 yard. Was able to get 2 8x8 boards from it and 2
>      cloth bags.
>      -Jason
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Now that is an interesting idea.

I just worked up a no frills board to print out on card stock and laminate at
work.  Each quadrant is 6in x 6in so it's plenty small.  Next I'll try and
scale down the triangular pieces I have the PDF of and see how I like those.

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