MegaChess - Beer Chess

See the individual pieces for this chess set

Boldly going where no chess has gone before (Prod# MP08B)

^$89

Qty	Piece	Width			Height		Weight	(oz)
2	King	3	¾"		8	¼"	5	¾
2	Queen	3	¾"		7	¼"	4	½
4	Rook	3	"		4	½"	2	¾
4	Bishop	3	¼"		6	"	3	½
4	Knight	3	¼"		6	"	5
16	Pawn	2	¾"		4	½"	2
1	Chessboard	36	"			¼"	6
33				Totals			10	lb
Qty is the total quantity per piece, black and white. Each chess set ships with the regulation 32 pieces, plus the vinyl chessboard. Width is the diameter of the widest part of the outside of the base. Height is the distance from the base to the highest part of the piece. All dimensions are in inches. Weight is the weight of each single piece. All measurements are accurate to ±5%.

The idea came from our chocolate chess set (take a piece, eat a piece), but for grown-ups. The product started as our plastic MegaChess set with the 8-inch king. Then we came up with a system where the chess pieces clip on to the tops of beer cans or soda cans.

So we had the famous game, biker vs. geek. The geek opened strong, taking pieces by the handful. But beer chess has built into it the demise of chess masters who don't get out much. After a few taken pieces, the geek was playing at half mast, blundering into one bad move after another.

But Beer Chess can be played like a regular giant chess set, without beer or soda. Thus the geek exacted his revenge in a straight-up chess game without the refreshment that took away his edge.