![]() ![]() ![]() There are also daily puzzles to test how quickly you can resolve a game within a set number of moves or from a particular attack. Through, he has learned a wide range of special strategy moves with fancy names and history. Sinister has played various games with friends and random online players (always within a safe player environment). It is easy to sign up for a free account and then navigate around all of the offerings. And at least this one is free.Ĭ has a fantastic user interface on the website, providing a launchpad for new players to learn and interact with others as well as challenges and competitions for more seasoned players. There are worse things for him to be addicted to. He has been playing Chess every day of the Australian Winter School Holidays plus the additional lockdown period. The best of the bunch is -as recommended by 15-year-old EG Sinister. To be frank, all of them are far better than anything I could muster here. Now that you have made your Chess set, let’s play! There are plenty of places to learn how to play Chess. We love to see what our GeekMom readers create! Play: Make your own and share the photos on social media, tagging and #WorldChessDay. One playing board with an 8×8 square grid marked out.The great news is you can make your own set easily enough from whatever LEGO or other toys you have sitting around. If you want some tips and ideas, here is a video of Henry showing how to make his set (circa 2016). (PSST: They also have a LEGO book coming out next month, The Thrilling Adventures of Brick Dad-I’ll have a review up shortly but you can pre-order it here.)ĪNYWAY, back to the Chess Set. We were super excited to see him in LEGO Masters Australia S1 and totally unsurprised to see him win with Cade Franklin. Henry was quickly promoted to fave LEGO Builder (sorry, Ryan McNaught and Nathan Sawaya), and we would seek him out at every LEGO event after that. And by the show, I mean he pulled apart his gorgeous Marvel X-Men LEGO Chess Set (of his own design), showed us the pieces he used, and then shared how it all went back together again. Henry was the first LEGO AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) we had met at Brickshow who was eager to sit down and show us how he made his displays. For us, the star of the show was Henry Pinto, winner of the Brickshow Newcomer prize and a soon-to-be buddy of the EG Family. However, our kids were blown away when they were shown how easy it was to make their own LEGO Chess set.īack in 2016, EG Family attended the local Sydney Brick Show, a grand exhibition of local creativity and some pretty nifty ingenuity. Make: Your Own LEGO Chess SetĪs I mentioned earlier, we have a few Chess sets in the family. To learn more about playing the game, read on to the “Play” section. The current version of the game came out of Southern Europe sometime around the late 15th century, with older variations found in India and what was formerly known as Persia. However, there is something global about Chess, being easily recognized and playable all around the world. It’s worth reading their history and vision on the official World Chess Day page here. (Check out the Samí games mentioned in our previous Make/Play/Watch/Read: Samí National Day.) World Chess Day is an international day recognized by the United Nations for the purpose of promoting global community and mental health through play. Tabletop games have existed across many cultures for a very long time. What Is Chess?Ĭhess is possibly one of the oldest internationally known tabletop games. Yes, we are back for Make/Play/Watch/Read: World Chess Day. I’m pretty sure he will win again, however, I plan to celebrate the day with LEGO, movies, and reading time. Except for the promise I made to play at least one game of Chess on World Chess Day, Tuesday, July 20. On the contrary, I’m pretty sure it’s been a solid three months since I last had my butt handed to me by the 15-year-old, and I’m in no rush to repeat the humiliation. It’s not that we are a chess-crazed family. There are no less than four (4) different Chess sets in our home… possibly five if the spawnlings are bored and decide to makeshift one. ![]()
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