LEGO CUUSOO

Let's make a LEGO Star Wars Chess Set to get young minds excited about playing the royal game! I built one for my six-year old son on his birthday and he's been hooked on playing Chess ever since.

LEGO Star Wars Micro Chess Set Description:
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a great battle of good and evil was fought. Now you can relive the struggles of the courageous characters from the Star Wars saga in one of the world's oldest games, brought to life with LEGO Star Wars minifigs. LEGO Star Wars Chess puts you in command of the Rebel Alliance or the evil Galactic Empire! As you craft your strategy at each step, you move your forces to go forth and do battle. Use Chewbacca's skill with the crossbow to take out a sinister Tie Pilot. Or pit Darth Vader in a deadly lightsaber duel against his arch enemy Luke Skywalker!

LEGO Star Wars Micro Chess Set Specifications:
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The LEGO Star Wars Micro Chess Set uses microfigures from the new Battle of Hoth game set. The set includes a 16X16 black & white LEGO Chess baseplate and comes in it's own easy to store and carry box (like the old LEGO tic-tac box). This could be a series with unique chess microfigure configurations for every Star Wars episode.

A LEGO Chess beginner's manual themed with the Star Wars figures included with the set would make it even more awesome and desirable. Garry Kasparov's Checkmate!: My First Chess Book could be adapted with permission for this purpose. Another option is providing LEGO Star Wars themed video tutorials explaining the basics of Chess.

REBELS (WHITE):
-Pawns = R2D2 (or Rebel Troopers)
-King = Yoda
-Queen = Princess Leia Organa
-Bishops = Luke Skywalker with blue lightsaber and Han Solo in a white Skiff shirt and blaster pistol (Han Solo will be the bishop next to Princess Leia)
-Knights = Chewbacca (next to Han) and Ben Kenobi (next to Luke)
-Rooks = C-3PO (a chrome gold version could be reissued for this set!) and K-3PO (next to Chewbacca)

EMPIRE (BLACK):
-Pawns = R5-J2 Droids (or Tie Pilots)
-King = Darth Vader
-Queen = Juno Eclipse (an official Mara Jade LEGO minifig for this set is another possibility)
-Bishops = Tie Pilots
-Knights = Boba Fett
-Rooks = Royal Guards

Full LEGO Star Wars Micro Chess image set