LEGO My Chess Set

A project in San Francisco, CA by Roger Sinasohn
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Everybody loves LEGO and Chess, so why not combine them? How about a traditional, staunton-inspired chess set made entirely of LEGO!
Backers: 42
Average Pledge Per Backer: $36

Funded: $1,504 of $1,250
Dates: Sep 1st -> Oct 1st (30 days)
Project By: Roger Sinasohn
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Latest News

Funded!

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We made it!With 12 hours to go, we made it! Assuming no cancellations or changes, we will be funded tomorrow! I would post a video of me doing a happy dance, but honestly, no one wants to see that.  Instead, here's a photographic representation of... (Read More)

One Day To Go!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
So close... and yet, so far...One day. 24 hours. A lot can change in a day. Lives can be transformed, for better or for worse. People can fall in love. New life can be brought into the world. Plans change, new directions found, understanding... (Read More)

Almost there! And, more on boards.

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Approaching the finish line!With only 48 hours to go, we're 85% funded. On the one hand, that's pretty close to 100% and, honestly, it's only a couple of chess sets away. On the other, the sets haven't been flying off the virtual shelves, if you... (Read More)

More Boards, Less Math, More LEGO

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Size does matterI was pondering the notion of a LEGO chess board some more and got to thinking about the size of the squares on a chess board. I grabbed a couple of past pages from my page-a-day Dilbert calendar (I keep them for use as scratch paper)... (Read More)

A Board, A video, A Conversation

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
All aboardI've had some folks asking about a LEGO chess board to go with the sets. This is something I've thought about a lot. The problem is that even a simple chess board starts to get very expensive very quickly. For this set, where each piece has... (Read More)

Of Verbs and Videos

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Verbing Weirds LanguageFirst, let me take care of some business. Generally speaking, I am opposed to the notion of turning nouns into verbs. I loathe the use of "gift" and "guilt" as verbs and there are plenty of other examples that annoy me. (Even... (Read More)

Milestones, Photos, and Spreading the Word

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
75% Funded!After less than two weeks, the project is now 75% funded!  That's an important milestone.  For a while there, I wasn't sure the project would actually reach its goal, but now I'm feeling pretty gosh-darned confident! The project is only... (Read More)

Halfway There!

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
50% funded in under a week!This afternoon, while I was enjoying barbecue and the sounds of my kids zooming up and down the street on their bicycles at a neighborhood block party, LEGO My Chess Set hit the 50% mark. That's great news! In under a week,... (Read More)

Sartorial Excellence!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Yes, I'm having too much fun with this project! I saw a Groupon for a "free" t-shirt (after the $6 to Groupon, plus shipping), so I couldn't resist whipping this up: Shirt!  And I wore it to the kids' school and the dentist today! Me!  Please note... (Read More)

No Cutting Corners!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
A Slippery Slope And this is what 1,552 pieces of brand new LEGO Brick #3676, "Slope, Inverted 45 2 x 2 Double Convex", looks like fresh off the boat from England looks like.  A lot of bricks  This piece is used for the top of the rooks.  They're... (Read More)

The Side Effects of Kickstarter

September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Ever wonder what your front hall would look like if you were to create your own Kickstarter project?  Well, here's your answer: The Junior Partner gets ready to help out with a video. The Junior Partner mugging for the camera.  We haven't been able... (Read More)

Off and running!

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
And so it begins...Okay, so the video is terrible.  I do better with still photography (hey, the photographs of the set are pretty decent, don't you think?) than I do with movies.  But the info is there and hopefully folks can look past (or look... (Read More)

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