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Circular chess with Publicius chess pieces
- Painted oak board with beechwood pieces
- £0.00
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Our chess sets, as well as some of our other larger games, are made to order. Please get in touch via our contact page for a quote, including time scales and shipping costs, or to discuss your own requirements. An approximate price for this set, including the board, would be in the region of £250.
Versions of circular chess were played sporadically in Europe through the medieval period; and modern circular chess is played on a similar board. Circular chess has the same number of "squares" as the standard 8 x 8 board, and moves are made in the same way.
Hand-painted oak board with Publicius style chess pieces and the rules to medieval chess.
You can read more about the development of Early Historic chess sets here and see a similar style of chess set here.
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