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Lord_Prussian: How many chess sets do you own? What kind are they?

pricero1: I've at least three full size ones - two wood and one stone, and two or three travel ones in plastic.
The Monstrous Jake: Just one. A small magnetic travel set. Used to have a set with a big wooden board and ugly metal pieces, but I never used it so I got rid of it many years ago.
Phil Fleischmann: 8. 2 glass ones, a fairly standard wooden one, a hand-carved wooden Turks-vs-Crusaders one, a malachite and cow bone one from Mexico, a plastic one with an electronic AI, and a fancy odd-looking ivory one.
Woelf: Two: an old cheapy plastic one, and one based on the first of the recent Transformers movies.
Felimid: One. Wooden, carved, made in Germany I think. Used to belong to my late father.
syphon: Two. One is a small magnetic travel set. The other is a nicely made wooden set suitable for decorating a table with.
Butterbob: Two, a glass set and an electronic set you can play against the computer
Grayle84: one bone resin and one wooden set
beerbear: One travel edition that sucks so bad I never want to play it.
ricardofo: 2. Plastic pieces
Spirit of 70: I don't own any, something I plan to correct at some point in the future. Everyone should own at least one.
kathleenryan: two; wooden and plastic.
PsyJam: I've owned several in the past but I have none on me now. They were mostly wood or a common mineral. I avoided plastic. My stepfather had a beautiful marble chessboard which I used to play with often.
vandemonium: 3 western chess, 1 Xiangqi, and 1 Shogi.
ahauwi1: a dozen or so misc ones.
aleo09: 2. one is a folding wood board w/ wood pieces. the other is a leather board with heavy metal pieces.
Polgara: 2, a wooden simple one (one just has to have a chess set) and a glass one (which technically belongs to el boyfriend as he got it as a present from his previous employer).
cgund: i don't think i have any. maybe one is in the closet, not sure.
Zarion of Arabel: 3, wood, metal, glass
Frubgarde: I own two. A large one with wooden pieces, and a smaller one with glass board and pieces.
GrimJester: several, they're generic
MisterCranky: One classic Western, one Shogi, and a very lovely new lead-paint laden Bandit King Chinese Chess set.
Hamster_boy: 2, a nice wooden one with a clamshell board, and a travel one with plastic pieces in a bag.
bnordeng: Two wooden sets. One with traditional, Staunton pieces and a wooden board that does not fold and another self-contained and slightly more artistic set from Poland that folds up with the pieces inside.
Elf__Man: 3, computer, board, and travel
datainadequate: Zero
Dante_Cubit: None. I mave imaginary ones, though, and they're made of the most expensive ivory from endangered elephants.
Shade_Jon: 3
alicious: not really. go?
jonsmith: 2 - A hand carved wooden set and a plastic LOTR set.
wwwebb: 2 good ones, one of glass, and one of hand carved wood, but have many others that are not worth counting (magnetic travel version, cheap one from a 5 in 1 games set, etc)
foxxdye: 1. It's a totally sh*tty set of plastic craps, and I don't even have a checkered board
elirlandes: One. A horrible glass one which was a present.
Butterbane: one
TheArchAngel: 3 ... original Star Trek tiered chess ... Lord of the Rings ... medieval set
WalkerRedEye: hmm 2 or 3 may be more i have a really wee travel one an acrylic one and a very old (and incomplete) antique chinese ivory 1
Runes: None.
DHEK: I don't own any chess set.
eddyspaghetti: I own one wooden handcarved from Poland.
Meisterchow: None
Athena60_98: Let see. 6 sets, Tourment set, Chessmaster for PC, Color Gameboy, Playstation 2, Travel Set, & Chess Express by Excalibur.
POvidiusNaso: None.
Der Ubermolch: Three. A Spanish one, a Greek one, and an Aztec one. All three actually from those countries.
matthewjhoskins: Currently none. I own a vinyle chess mat and a folding cardboard chess board. But, I don't own any pieces.
rshipp: Zero.
purvisa: At least 4, ranging from stone pieces with an inlaid board to a keychain set with magnetic staunton pieces.
asahetter: I own 3 chess sets. One is a smoked/clear glass set, another is a cheap travel set that has a board made from pressboard with metal peg pieces. The last set is sitting with my parents, bequethed unto my by my father the set is older than even my grandfather. Its nice to play with.
greglios: One. It's made of wood.
dmomo: 1. Glass. Cheap
javelin98: I used to own a bunch, but right now all I have is a wooden one with brass/peweter pieces carved in an old medieval style.
e.c.r.: 1 - standard board
Nekura: Only 1. It belonged to my dad and is of the boring, plastic variety. Once I get my den remodel finished, I'm going to get a nicer one.
cobbz20: Zero
jasta6: 2, one card board with moves on it for my kids, and mine a nice hand mabe wood board from Austrailia.............
justinmatters: 1
vampywife: just two...one is a small glass one and the other is the Fantasy of the Crystal Chess set from Danbury Mint.
puffinge: just one, I think, and it's crap. But I do love chess.
brainrob: 0
hkishel: None
mpj1: 1
confuse_a_cat: I own at least five. One is a cheapo, one is a Simpsons set, one is a magnetic travel set, one is a tournament quality Staunton set, and another is a very cheap magnetic travel set.
davedanger: 0
hacksword: I only own the Chronicles of Riddick Commemorative Chess Set.
SenorOcho: One, that I constructed out of Legos. Wheeee!
_Kael_: 1. Wood. Normal size pieces but relatively small board. Tourist shop in former Joegoslavia
djlg: One. Timber & plain.
DaGen: About 4 Id say
skrutsch: I don't know, 2 or 3. They're cheap.
CherryPie: None.
scriptorum: Two. One cheap wood, folds in half to hold pieces. The other one of those large, roll-up vinyl boards, and semi-heavy plastic pieces. Also have a timer.
jttm: Just a Star Wars edition
ssmooth: Two that I can think of. The standard wooden Staunton and a plastic peg-in-hole pocket set which conveniently floats.
GuyHill: 0
Null Signature: 4, glass, wooden, magnetic (travel) and starwars
Lord_Prussian: Just one that I can think of. It's a rennaisance period reproduction with a pretty typical folding board.
chaddyboy_2000: I own 0 chess sets.
CDRodeffer: One tournament set, several hollow plastic sets, lots of Icehouse Martian chess sets if those count, and one magnetic CD case set.
CortexBomb: Well, technically one, but it's currently hanging on my slanted ceiling with the pieces glued to the board showing a snapshot from one of Kasparov's games vs. Deep Blue (one of the ones he lost)
Spielfreak: 1, maybe.
skelebone: I own one, it's a stone chess set my wife brought me from Mexico.