Author Topic: Cosplay Chess on the 20th (Read 54739 times)

TanisNikana · « **on:** September 02, 2008, 06:39:31 pm »

Alright, so we're gonna play some chess at the picnic. YAY! Here's what I need if we're gonna do this:

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WHITE:
King - Hawkeye
Queen - xxxchihiroxxx
Two bishops - Catchxme, danayoki
Two knights - Cassiopeia
Two rooks - Sugarlat, awesome_sauce_101
Eight pawns - oniufuru, TanisNikana

BLACK:
King - Invader Spleen
Queen - DemonSpawn
Two bishops - Saya-chan, Mika
Two knights - Nikkiolie, NeonFoxRocks
Two rooks - MizzArianna, Naruchan Tebayo
Eight pawns - Inu, PockyReno

These are general safety and gameplay rules, things that changed between Kumoricon's cosplay chess and this one.

Firstly, the board now makes more sense. Instead of numbering the board 1 - 64 and hoping that everyone can do weird sorts basic math really freaking fast when players move, the board will now be numbered and lettered, 1 - 8, and A - H. A1 is in one corner, H8 is in the other corner. This makes things a bit easier on the players who can't do crazy things with the number 8.

Secondly, the captures are not staged, they're improv. Be on your toes like a midget at a urinal, and let's make this awesome.

Thirdly, capturing happens to the side of the board. Seeing as how the board is made of caution tape, we don't want anyone to trip and have a sudden case of broken neck. So we do the fighting and stuff off to the side.

Fourth, off with the armbands! Everyone gets a foam chess piece that represents who they are instead. This is really neat because you can use this chess piece as a prop in your captures. Can't take the piece home with you; give it back when you're captured, or when the game's over.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2008, 06:46:47 pm »

I would love to play....I think I am going to go to the picnic as Albel....I want to wear a new costume, or at least one I haven't worn a lot

TanisNikana · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2008, 06:49:45 pm »

Pick a piece?

nikkiolie · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2008, 06:54:01 pm »

well I would say knight.....of the black team

NeonFoxRocks · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2008, 08:51:02 pm »

psha lelouch is MADE to be the black king.... or knight... i can also play a white knight or king when i remove my wig i'm magicaly suzaku!... this entire post made no sense to people who don't watch code geass XP

TanisNikana · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2008, 08:52:46 pm »

Quote from: NeonFoxRocks on September 02, 2008, 08:51:02 pm

psha lelouch is MADE to be the black king.... or knight... i can also play a white knight or king when i remove my wig i'm magicaly suzaku!... this entire post made no sense to people who don't watch code geass XP

Alright, you've got four pieces named, so let's see here, eenie meenie miney moe, you're going to be the blue wizard.

Just kidding, you're a black knight.

NeonFoxRocks · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 08:54:09 pm »

if i'm the blue wizard i get to make up my move type and attack moves muahaha!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 08:54:33 pm »

yeah go black knights ^_^
*internet high five*

NeonFoxRocks · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:07:14 pm »

don't think you can get a cooler sounding piece... now to get that leeroy jeenkins to be our pawn...

TanisNikana · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:11:18 pm »

Go drum up more folks!

Cassiopeia · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:17:01 pm »

I want to come to this though I don't know if I can for sure. I will tell you as soon as I know.
If I come I will be in my night class uniform from Vampire Knight, so I think it'd be neat if I could be a knight on the white team.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:20:07 pm »

yeah knights! Woot!

Darknight2433 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:29:25 pm »

Bishop for me! And can Ari be a rook? I'll make her go as Edward from FMA.

TanisNikana · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:29:53 pm »

What colors for you and Ari?

Darknight2433 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:30:44 pm »

Hmm...you can choose. But put Ari on the black team, it's more fun that way.

DemonSpawn · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:30:54 pm »

Quote from: TanisNikana on September 02, 2008, 06:39:31 pm

Furthermore, I need a couple minions to help me set up. I'm gonna go see if I can't get me some caution tape and some tent stakes. If you'd like to join the minionship, talk to me! I reward generously!

A minion is like a pawn right? So I can be a pawn. ^.^ Also Tanis, Alyssa and I can help set up. Me thinks.

DemonSpawn · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:39:04 pm »

Alyssa/Spleen told me she'd be a pawn too.

D-Chan · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2008, 12:16:33 am »

wait, where is all this taking place?

Oniurufu · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2008, 06:33:53 am »

Quote from: D-Chan on September 03, 2008, 12:16:33 am

wait, where is all this taking place?

This is being held at the cosplay picnic

nikkiolie · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:22:19 am »

On September 20th at waterfront park

Oniurufu · « **Reply #20 on:** September 03, 2008, 03:34:49 pm »

I'll play I'm game for anything

Sugarlat · « **Reply #21 on:** September 03, 2008, 04:52:36 pm »

I call white if I can go ^w^

TanisNikana · « **Reply #22 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:17:52 pm »

Cosplay chess at the con was pretty cool, but there was one really horrible thing about it I'd like to change, just to make it easier to play:

No more calling the squares 1 - 64. That's hard to remember and doesn't work very well.

The squares will now be A1 - H8. Think like battleship. Rows and columns. Look up chess notation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_chess_notation) if you don't understand.

Aside from that, this will be so epic!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #23 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:21:21 pm »

what costume will you be wearing and what piece will you want

TanisNikana · « **Reply #24 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:28:02 pm »

I'm hosting it, nikkiolie. And if I'm a piece instead of a player, I wanna be the white pawn on the E row. ^_^

Right in front of the king, yes.

DemonSpawn · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:29:29 pm »

Wewt! Go white pawns, lol. I didn't see the cosplay chess at the con. Was it cool?

nikkiolie · « **Reply #26 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:30:48 pm »

fine....I was just telling her the info that she is going to need to give you

you don't have to jump all over my because I asked someone a question

TanisNikana · « **Reply #27 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:37:05 pm »

Quote from: nikkiolie on September 03, 2008, 09:30:48 pm

fine....I was just telling her the info that she is going to need to give you

you don't have to jump all over my because I asked someone a question

I didn't think I was jumping, I just thought you were talking to me.

Hay Sugarlat, who you gonna be?

DemonSpawn · « **Reply #28 on:** September 03, 2008, 09:58:43 pm »

Kidnapping is fun. Lol...

TanisNikana · « **Reply #29 on:** September 03, 2008, 10:15:27 pm »

Always!

Sugarlat · « **Reply #30 on:** September 03, 2008, 10:29:49 pm »

[/whacks Tanis with a pan]
HEY!
Why was I marked as Pawn!?
I will be a rook for the white!
I has some plans for the board, shall we discuss over msn, yes?

Darknight2433 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 04, 2008, 06:35:54 am »

Oh, don't let the public view your plans? I feel insulted!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #32 on:** September 04, 2008, 07:06:25 am »

yeah we can see them too....>_> After all you kinda need to coordinate some attacks with other pieces to get the desired affect

TanisNikana · « **Reply #33 on:** September 04, 2008, 07:54:01 am »

Sorry about that; needed sleep. You guys can reach me all day today. Plans: we need them.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #34 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:15:19 pm »

I don't think you told us what you wanted to play or who you were cosplay as....we can't put you on the list till we know that

nikkiolie · « **Reply #35 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:23:34 pm »

oh...I guess I didn't see it, neither di Tanis

Sugarlat · « **Reply #36 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:28:29 pm »

I saw it! [/waves hand frantically]
I'll probably cosplay something epic like Jigoku Shoujo or something XD
I'll have to get a wig from Party city >>
There was a really good long black wig there for like $7

Darknight2433 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:41:02 pm »

You don't need to know what the cosplay is...it is 'cosplay chess' so if you signed up you would have a cosplay. =P

nikkiolie · « **Reply #38 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:43:13 pm »

I guess but I want to know

TanisNikana · « **Reply #39 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:56:22 pm »

Quote from: nikkiolie on September 04, 2008, 04:23:34 pm

oh...I guess I didn't see it, neither di Tanis

Got it!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #40 on:** September 04, 2008, 05:10:19 pm »

alright thank you ^_^

nikkiolie · « **Reply #41 on:** September 04, 2008, 05:19:28 pm »

Thank you. I was waiting for that guy to post his pictures and he finally did. There isn't too many but they are here http://jailbreakdesigns.deviantart.com/

nikkiolie · « **Reply #42 on:** September 04, 2008, 05:32:08 pm »

it works when I click on it >_>

TanisNikana · « **Reply #43 on:** September 04, 2008, 08:17:38 pm »

MOAR PIECES PLEASE

TanisNikana · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2008, 10:05:39 pm »

We have barely enough for cosplay tic-tac-toe. Let's go, people! MOAR PIECES

nikkiolie · « **Reply #45 on:** September 06, 2008, 10:37:40 am »

......Marie (sayda) will want to do it (if not I am volunteering for her) XD

nikkiolie · « **Reply #46 on:** September 06, 2008, 01:52:36 pm »

yeah, I'm sure once we get there a lot of people will want to join in.

MiriaRose · « **Reply #47 on:** September 06, 2008, 04:38:20 pm »

I would if I could be at the picnic. Sorry. >.>

TanisNikana · « **Reply #48 on:** September 06, 2008, 06:11:38 pm »

If we don't have enough, would 24-man cosplay checkers be alright?

nikkiolie · « **Reply #49 on:** September 06, 2008, 08:39:25 pm »

checkers might be more fun. People could run past the piece and closeline them XD

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