! everyone loves cake!

So Stephen, any chance your wife'll make boards again?

bombadil wrote:I'm sure she could whip up some more boards...I'll see what she thinks about it.

Huzzah!

wow, missed this first time round it looks an amazing piece of work and art. I'm gonna dig my Dragon 100 out now and make up a very basic board!!

Will ask, maybe after Christmas when she gets a breather from holiday orders.  

Anyone else interested?

My wife is at a point with her production load where she can produce some sets in the near future.  Doug suggested I run a Dutch auction on RPG Marketplace, which sounds like a brilliant plan.  Please note, the cost of glass has risen substantially since the last set was made in 2005 (particularly the cost of red glass, for some reason), while at the same time supplies of some shades and types of glass have dwindled.  Therefore, it might take some time to get the materials, depending on the number of orders (5 have indicated interest so far).  We're working on a price including UPS shipping within the US, and I'll update when we've got that worked out.

What's a dutch auction again??  Is it the same as multiple sets available with BINs, or is there some nuance I'm missing here?

Any updates Stephen?

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beasterbrook wrote:Does anyone have thoughts on pieces? I have been thinking that metal pieces would look too randam.. can anyone give me some feedback on the though or using some of those Wizkids/wizard of the Coast pre painted mini's at all? I think they might be the right size but am unsure as I have never seen one.. you would want pieces similar in size, dragon may be a problem.. thoughts from people that have these in their colections??

Brette:)

I just had a crazy thought.  I'll be going to Haiti in a month and then returning there in March.  You stated way back in this thread that your dream board might have pieces carved from wood.

beasterbrook wrote: I even drew a sketch of my "dream" board.. something I think that could only be made in a place like Thailand from a wood carver there...
Brette:)

I wonder if I could find someone who could carve your pieces fairly cheap as labor costs over there are insanely low ($2.00 a day on average). I'd need fairly detailed images/photos of what you wanted as well as size specifications, but it might be worth a shot.  I could imagine several people on these forums might be interested in such a possibility.

You'd need to know however that the carving may not be all that detailed, but lots of medieval chess pieces were fairly crude and that might add to their authenticity.