Shall we chess...?
 

I just thought... If they made a LOTR chess game, what(or who) would each piece be?

Here are my picks.

White:
King-Aragorn
Queen-Arwen
Bishops-Gandalf,Frodo
Knights-Eomer,Faramir
Rooks-Minas Tirith,Helm's Deep
Pawns-the other fellowshipers,Eowyn,?Elrond?

Black:
King-Sauron's Eye
Queen-Shelob
Bishops-Saruman,Gollum
Knights-Lurtz,Mouth of Sauron
Rooks-Barad-dur, Isengard
Pawns-orcs

They actually HAVE a LOTR chess game! I saw it in Target once; Mother-dear wouldn't buy it for me, though. I can't remember who was what piece, but I think Aragorn was the White King; and I know Galadriel was one of the queens. I think. It was before Christmas when I saw it, so I can't remember now. It looked nice, though.

yeh they have one [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I sell it where I work...Seen it many times [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Actually they have about 5 of them that I've seen but we only sell One, The other ones I saw were at specialty shops with big pieces, and it cost like $80 per each side, (so 160$) just for pieces, and then 150$ for the board...so yeh, they were all REALLY expensive.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:15 PM January 23, 2004: Message edited by: Armetiel ]

This is an interesting idea, but not a book discussion, so I'm moving the thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum. Please continue there!

My chess game would look like this:

~*~ WHITE ~*~

King: Aragorn (well he has to [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img])
Queen: Arwen (see above)
Bishops: Gandalf and Elrond
Knights: Frodo and Sam
Rooks: Mina Tirith and Helm's Deep (or Lothlorien and Imladris)
Pawns: Eomer, Faramir, Boromir, Theoden, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin, Merry

~*~ BLACK ~*~

King: Sauron himself (or perhaps even Morgoth *shudder* [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])
Queen: Shelob
Bishops: The Witch-King, The Mouth of Sauron
Knights: Saruman, Durin's Bane
Rooks: Barad-Dur, Minas Morgul
Pawns: Ugluk, Bill Ferny, The Watcher in the Pool, Grond, Grima, Shagrat, Statue at The Tower of Cirith Ungol, mmhmm I can't come up with an 8th black pawn, perhaps we could use Eowyn here or even Bombadil? [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
(only kidding [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img])

Greetings,
EfR

How about a Silmarillion chess set?

~White~
King-Thingol
Queen-Melian
Bishops-Turgon, Finrod Felagund
Knights-Eomer,Faramir
Rooks-Menegroth, Gondolin
Pawns-Hurin, Turin, Huor, Tuor, Beren, Luthien, Earendil, Huan, Barahir (although it seems an injustice to call any of them 'pawns' [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] )

~Black~
King-Morgoth
Queen-Ungoliant (although Sauron would seem to fit better, being second in command, it just seems wrong to call him a Queen)
Bishops-Sauron, Glaurung
Knights-Gothmog, Carcharoth
Rooks- Angband, Taur-nu-Fuin
Pawns-The Uruloki, the Orcs, etc.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:40 PM January 23, 2004: Message edited by: Lord of Angmar ]

A silmarillion chess set?! That would be SO cool! I would definitely get one if it were made available.

A Silmarillion chess set would be very cool, although I'm afraid there wouldn't be much market for it. I shall not even attempt to design one [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]. As for LOTR though here is my version:

White
King: Aragorn (what else)
Queen: Arwen (again, what else)
Bishops: Legolas and Gimli
Nights: Gandalf and Boromir
Rooks: Minas Tirith and Helms Deep
Pawns: soldiers of Gondor and possibly Rohan

Black
King: Eye of Sauron (on Barad-dûr)
Queen: Shelob (nothing else really works)
Bishops: Mouth of Sauron and Gothmog (the freaky orc at Pelonnor Fields)
Nights: Witch King of Angmar and Sauroman
Rooks: Minis Morgul and Orthanc
Pawns: Orcs of course!

The only thing I don't like is no Frodo and Sam, although they weren't really doing the fighting.

This reminds me of a part of C.S. Lewis' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:

player 1: Hah! I win again!
player 2: Aww.
player 1: I think I have an advantage playing black.
player 2: Why?
player 1: Well, you keep on sending your Frodo-bishop straight to my queen, for a start.
player 2: You mean... that's not how I should play?... Huh?

I think it would be cool to have a different set for each important race. Men, Elves, and Evil in general.
Men:
K-Aragorn
Q-Arwen
B-Boromir and Faramir
N-Eomer and Eowyn
R-Helms Deep and Minas Tirith

Elves:
K-Elrond
Q-Galadriel
B-Legolas and Haldir
N-Glorfindel and Elrohir (I am runing out of Ideas.)
R-Rivendel and Lorien

Evil:
K-Sauron
Q-Saruman
B-Gothmog and Lurtz(the one Aragorn kills anyway).
N-The mouth and The witch King
R-Orthanc and Barad-dur

I have got a rather cheap plastic Lotr chess set which is not bad. It is only on the characters from the first two books however as it came out at the same time as the second film.

I have some friends who have an LOTR chess set, and the white pawns are all Sam. All eight of them. I found that amusing, considering the part of the Appendices on the FOTR:EE DVD where Sean Astin tlaks about playing with a miniature version of himself who was better at chess, and then it shows a scary picture of just that. How much more amusing it would be if they (Sean A. and his scale double, wearing a mask of Sean's face) were playing using an LOTR chess set, with eight Sams as pawns! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I have the ROTK chess set from Target and here is how it is.

White:
King-Aragorn (Duh!)
Queen-Arwen
Bishops-Gandalf and Frodo
Knights-Merry and Pippin
Rooks-Gimil and Prince Legolas (I say prince because he is wearing the cornation outfit. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] )
Pawn-Sam

Black:
King-Sauron
Queen-Witch King (I don't think he would like this postion)
Bishops-Gollum
Knights-Warg riders
Rooks-Saurman and Grima
Pawns-Orcs

Chess we shall.
Below are my selections:

WHITE:
King - Aragorn
Queen - Arwen
Bishops - Gandalf & Elrond
Knights - Legolas & Gimli
Rooks - Frodo & Samwise
Pawns - Merry, Pippin, Eowyn, Eomer, Boromir, Faramir, Tom Bombadil, Treebeard

BLACK:
King - Sauron
Queen - Shelob
Bishops - Saruman & The Witch King
Knights - Lurtz & Gothmog
Rooks - Gollum & Grima
Pawns - Nazgul, Ugluk, Bill Ferny, Shagrat, Trolls, Orcs, Balrogs, Wargs.

i just saw a lotr chess set last month
but it was too costly

i think the white king was a aragorn and queen was arwen