# Any ideas for themed chess set characters? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2001, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128 "2001-08-14T01:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/41 "2001-08-20T16:24:02Z")
Partridge Family vs. Brady Bunch Piece — Partridge — Brady King — David — Greg Queen — Shirley — Carol Knight1 - Laurie — Marsha Knight2 - Danny — Jan Bishop1 - Reuben — Mike Bishop2 - ??? — Alice Rook – The Bus — Jan Pawns - Chris & Tracy - Bobby & Cindy ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/42 "2001-08-20T16:24:58Z")
Partridge Family vs. Brady Bunch Piece — Partridge — Brady King — David — Greg Queen — Shirley — Carol Knight1 - Laurie — Marsha Knight2 - Danny — Jan Bishop1 - Reuben — Mike Bishop2 - ??? — Alice Rook – The Bus — Sam Pawns - Chris & Tracy - Bobby & Cindy ---
**Author:** ![ARose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@ARose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ARose)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/43 "2001-08-20T23:07:24Z")
The Royal Family of Amber vs. the Royal Family of the Courts of Chaos. Amber-White (I guess) King- Oberon Queen- Did he have a wife…? Been awhile, hehe. Knight1- Corwin Knight2- Eric Bishop1- Benedict Bishop2- Bleys Rook1- Caine Rook2- Gerard Pawns- Any other sisters/brothers (I seem to have forgotten nearly every female so I’m sure there are some of the sisters that could be more intelligently placed… Bleys as a bishop…?) Courts- Black King- WHAT was that guy’s name… Queen- Dara, I guess. Knight1- Knight2- Bishop1- Mandor Bishop2- Rook1- Rook2- Pawns- Hey, wow, super, I can’t remember any of the siblings from the Courts… that’s weak, but you get the point. _sigh_ Maybe I should crack the books before posting. Oh well. ~ARose ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/44 "2001-08-20T23:45:30Z")
I used to have (probably still have somewhere) a Henry VIII set - Henry as King, a generic any-one-of-his-wives as Queen, and Wolsey as Bishop. The rest were nicely modelled but not particularly identifiable. The blacks were definitely made out of groovy wood - I think I was supposed to believe the whites were ivory, but for £35 I don’t think so. Couldn’t afford the funky board. I recently saw a set made up of different sizes and shapes of shot glasses. The idea being that whenever you take a piece, you drink its contents. Evens things up a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/45 "2001-08-21T00:20:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \* > \*\*Rook 1: Whatever the tower was that had to be flooded out, where Merry and Pippin met up again with Gandalf & co. > \*\* Isengard was the name of the entire complex. The actual tower itself was called Orthanc. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/46 "2001-08-21T00:20:55Z")
**Albert** , I actually have someone makeing me an Amber themed chess set. 🙂 Amber (green): Oberon had many wives, which makes using him difficult. We’re going with Random and Vialle as King and Queen. Benedict and Corwin are Knights (Eric, Deirdre and Caine are considered dead in this set), Bleys and Fiona are Bishops. The Rooks are Llewella and Flora. The pawns are Martin and some PC characters of mine. Gerard does not play the Family game, so he is being depicted on the box as Guardian 🙂 For Chaos (Red-for the Serpent): Swayville as the King and as no Queeen is mentioned, we make She Who Wanted to Be Queen fill that role, Dara. Knights will be Duke Borel and another Hendrake. Mandor and as yet unnamed female equivilant are the Bishops. The Rooks are assorted Chaos demoms and Merlin, Jurt, Luke are Pawns, filled in with assort other PC characters I have known. On either end of the board, I am painting Dworkin and Suhay as the Masters, overseeing it all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/47 "2001-08-21T00:27:02Z")
Damn it all, I forgot Julian in that last post. (Grumble) Julian is being made up as a Knight also. I’ll probably use him instead of Corwin, as I don’t much care for Corwin and he’s off in the Universe of his Pattern anyway. We considered making an Arden set based on another game I’m in with Julian as the King with all the Rangers as Pawns, but we couldn’t come up with a good opposition. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/48 "2001-08-21T01:35:16Z")
You don’t like Corwin? Why? Just asking. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/49 "2001-08-21T02:43:10Z")
The SuperFriends vs. The Legion of Doom ---
**Author:** ![Studi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Studi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studi)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/50 "2001-08-21T03:38:49Z")
The Straight Dope chess set, featuring Cecil Adams as king, perhaps? Studi ---
**Author:** ![serack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@serack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/serack)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128/51 "2001-08-21T05:14:01Z")
Mario Brothers Mario’s Side King- Mario Queen- Princess Bishop- Luigi Knight- Yoshi Rook- Mushroom Kingdom Castle Pawns- Toad Bowser King- Bowser Queen- Birdetta Bishop- Kamek (magikoopa) Knight- Koopa Troopa Rook- Bowser’s Castle Pawns- Goombas …I like this [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-themed-chess-set-characters/76128.md?page=2)