If a chess company would produce SC related chess sets would you buy them?

[DemolitionSquid]

The problem here is the different approaches we both took to coming to our lists.

How do you define "staple, iconic units"?

Q: I say "Zerg," you say?
A: Zergling, Hydralisk, Mutalisk, Ultralisk, etc.

Vultures are arguably as popular, in pros' hands, as Tanks. Lurkers, over-all, are seen in battle about as often as Hydralisks. Ultralisks are seen WAY more often than Hydralisks.

It has NOTHING to do with "what unit sees the most use in multiplayer."

In a vacuum I'd agree with you, but... the thing is, you can only throw X units at a chess board. There's a limit. Let's say one of the criteria you picked included Firebats on Terrans, we wouldn't just agree to it, would we? Like the Ghost it's unusable... unlike the Ghost, it doesn't somehow manage to maintain a huge fanbase anyway.

I picked Ghost because it was a spellcaster, and its iconic in lore.

I went with you on this one. Although either Vulture or Goliath seem more intuitively correct as a Terran Knight, that leaves out air units completely... and that's kind of weird.

Glad we agree on one thing at least.

And this is where it gets weird. It just feels right to have Kerrigan as the Queen, period. Not only does it represent her status as the Queen, it symbolizes her power and her willingness to get her own hands dirty. Jim Raynor, inside a suit or out of it, is just one man -- he is vulnerable.

I could accept this.

From there I think my selection of Overlord makes some sense (it's helpless but controls other units), and Queen for the Overmind... also just intuitively felt right.

Except it doesn't fit the theme or continuity I was going for.

Corsair. Dark Templar tech. Aldaris. Would not use.

I'll give you that one. Guess its Scout then.

If someone's willing to go through the trouble of re-learning what chess piece is represented by the Hydralisk, I think they can take another 30 seconds to figure out the difference between two sets. When in Rome...

Chess is complex enough as it is without needing to learn 6 new sets of representative units. Something like having the rook as Hydralisk in one set and just a Pawn in the other would be ridiculous.

[MattII]

Are we talking SC1 related or SC2 related (the pieces will differ depending on which game it's aimed at). Also, when all's said and done it's still only chess. what would be interesting would be a SC game developed around the basis of chess (ie, a board game using a standardised board, alternating moves and a variety of pieces), but with its own rules, pieces and board.

[The_Blade]

Well, a SC related chess set will be buyed by many fans looking for the artwork in a standard and fun game that is chess. Rules can easily vary from person to person. Example, some people believe that pwns must only move one spot from their starting location. Another example shows the many ways of setting up chess and the variations of general rules, like movement. Although they are not official, they still form part of the chess community and culture.

[Caliban113]

Might be interesting to come up with an entirely new game (along the lines of Chess, Go, etc.) for this. (?) I'd hate to be the one doing the math, but maybe even a game designed for three or more players.

[screw_ball69]

Well, a SC related chess set will be buyed by many fans looking for the artwork in a standard and fun game that is chess. Rules can easily vary from person to person. Example, some people believe that pwns must only move one spot from their starting location. Another example shows the many ways of setting up chess and the variations of general rules, like movement. Although they are not official, they still form part of the chess community and culture.

Why not just make starcraft risk if your gonna go that far.

[The_Blade]

Why not just make starcraft risk if your gonna go that far.

That might be a good idea...

BUT HASBRO HAS A COPYRIGHT INVOLVING RISK GAMES AND I'M NOT WILLING TO PAY MILLIONS FOR IT

[Novasquadron]

SC:BW Chess Set

Terran - Raynor's Raiders
Pawn - Marine
Rook - Siege Tank
Bishop - Ghost
Knight - Wraith
Queen - Battle Cruiser
King - Raynor

Terran - Sons of Korhal
Pawn - Marine
Rook - Siege Tank
Bishop - Ghost
Knight - Wraith
Queen - Battle Cruiser
King - Mengsk

Zerg - Queen of Blades
Pawn - Zergling
Rook - Hydralisk
Bishop - Defiler
Knight - Mutalisk
Queen - Ultralisk
King - Kerrigan

Zerg - Purity Of Essence
Pawn - Zergling
Rook - Hydralisk
Bishop - Defiler
Knight - Mutalisk
Queen - Ultralisk
King - Overmind

Protoss - Twilight Messiah
Pawn - Zealot
Rook - Dragoon
Bishop - High Templar
Knight - Corsair
Queen - Carrier
King - Tassadar

Protoss - Purity of Form
Pawn - Zealot
Rook - Dragoon
Bishop - High Templar
Knight - Corsair
Queen - Carrier
King - Aldaris

I would buy that set idea.

[MattII]

How about this, each set comes with 2 of every piece (except heroes, Marines, Zerglings and Zealots), and can chop-and-change units on their bases (each base displaying the traditional piece, or the name of the traditional piece), thus allowing any combination of pieces in any roles.

[The_Blade]

A little zerg pawn:



More comming tomorrow:

[Zabimaru]

Haha, what's it made out of Blade?