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Subject: The next Halo battlefield....
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Posted by: BerserkerBarage
Give me some suggestions, what you think of my idea, and how much of an uber-nerd you think I am.

~B.B.


---Make it characters only, no vehicles.
---It is a good idea.
---You are not an uber-nerd - It's only human nature to want to expand something one is interested in.

  • 01.30.2006 11:34 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

Why no vehicles? Maybe put Elites/Grunts/Marines in the vehicles?

  • 01.31.2006 12:07 AM PDT

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Pawns - Marines/Grunts.
King - Master Chief/Arbiter.
Queen - Cortana/that other elite guy. Can't remeber name.
Knights - Sgt. Johnson/Brutes.
Bishop - ODST/Drones.

Well those are my ideas.

The left side can be white, The right side can be black. Human and covenant


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  • 01.31.2006 1:34 AM PDT

Wow, i would buy that. If it was good quolity though. But a good idea. I would love to see my chess set everyday and MC pwning. But shouldn't MC and The Arbiter be queens? They are the most powerful.

Just making suggestions.

  • 01.31.2006 5:31 AM PDT
Subject: The next Halo battlefield....

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Posted by: Achronos
There is a reason I am user ID 1 and my account creation date is before this site came online.

Alright to solidify my nerdi-ness I have started to make a Halo themed chess set. I know I know, only nerds play chess and uber-nerds make chess sets out of videogame characters. So I'm an uber-nerd, and I have come to deal with it. My idea for the pieces so far, and the ones I have made are such:
On the Covenant side of the field 8 pawns in the various forms of Grunts, Hunters as rooks, Ghosts as knights, Honor Guard as bishops, the Arbiter as king, and a Prophet as queen (this is the hardest choice, and one that is the least plausible, but I went with it nonetheless)
On the Human side of the field 8 pawns in the various forms of Marines, Keyes/Johnson as rooks, Hogs as knights, ODST's as bishops, MC as King, Cortana/Dr. Hasley as Queen.


Now, some have argued that I shouldn't use vehicles as pieces, but I was trying to diversify the pieces some, and vehicles are part of the game. Plus knights are mounted mobile units, so I figured it made sense to make them the knights. Like I said, I am having great difficulty trying to decide what to make the Covie queen since there is no obvious female covie character.

Give me some suggestions, what you think of my idea, and how much of an uber-nerd you think I am.

~B.B.

  • 01.30.2006 11:21 PM PDT

Posted by: WolfmanMaverick
You people have just sent my sides into orbit. A bunch of MLG try hards sucking the dick of some supposed pro half the thread hasn't even heard of. Classic.

Well you are an uber-nerd B.B.. An uber-nerd with a 64" Widescreen T.V. a huge bar, and a nice pool table. With all that aside though you should make the Prophet the King and the Arbitor the Queen. The Arbitor is the "will of the Prophets". He goes forth to do their biddding. Much like the Queen does on the chess board.

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  • 01.31.2006 8:00 AM PDT

ive been thinking the exact same thing. But the Arbiter should be the Queen, since he doesnt suck and the prophets do. And the Human queen should be MC, king should be like an admiral or sumthing.

  • 01.31.2006 8:08 AM PDT

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Covenant side:
Grunts, Jackals, and Drones as pawns.
Two hunters as rooks.
Spcial ops Elite (or Honor Guard) and a Brute Captain as knights.
The Prophets Mercy and Regret as bishops.
The Arbiter as the queen.
And the Prophet Truth as the king.

Human side:
Marines, technicains, and pilots as pawns.
ODSTs as rooks.
Your choice of Sgt. Johnson, or the remaining spartans (Frederic, Kelly, etc.) as knights.
Dr. Hasley and Commander Miranda Keyes as bishops.
The Master Cheif as the queen.
And Lord Hood as the king.

That would be my lineup of a chess set, although it would be kind of off since the Covenant Rebellion (Elites, Grunts and Hunters would be a sperate force). But that's how I think you should roll it out.

  • 01.31.2006 8:41 AM PDT
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Making the King the Chief makes him incredibly weak. Make the Earth the King for humans and Halo the king for Covenant.

  • 01.31.2006 5:23 PM PDT
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How are you going to fashion this chess set?

The Queen does not necessarily have to be female. Take NHL chess for example. The Queens were goalies. I'm pretty sure...

*runs to check chess set*

  • 01.31.2006 6:03 PM PDT
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I would definately by a Halo chess set, but it would have to be good enough quality (I say buy the figures that Bungie releases, and use those as pieces...they may be big, but you could always make a big chessboard) and heres what i'd do:
Pawns: Grunts (Cuz they die easily)
Bishops: Drones (Cuz they both piss me off! XD)
Knights: Jackals or Elites (Shields...knights have shields...and theyre fast as hell at full speed!)(Elites because they just dont give up!!!!!)
Castles: Hunters (Living freaking tanks people!)
Queen: The Arbiter (Because he just plain kicks almighty ass)
King: Tartarus (Because he's a weakling. Besides, kill him in Halo 2= You win! Kill him in Chess= You win!)

on the side of the UNSC! we have:
Pawns: Marines. Like Grunts, they die easily.
knights: ODST's Because like Elites, they just don't give up.
Castles: Scorpion MBT
Queen: MC cuz he kicks almighty ass!
King: Lord Hood. Because he's a little freakin' pansy!

  • 01.31.2006 7:00 PM PDT
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R u making a proper chess set? or just a little computer game thing?

-Anyway i got a couple of suggestions.
-Like someone said b4, covenant side's king shud b a halo, coz thats wot earth is fighting for, and the marines king shud be earth, coz thats wot the covenant r fighting for.
-Queen for covenant shud b arbiter coz he is the protector of the halos and the covenant, marines queen shud b master chief coz he is the protector of earth.
-Covenant being the equivilant of black, marines being the equivilent of white.
-Purple squares for covenant, and either dark green or white for marines.
-bishops for covenant should be honor guards, marine bishops shud b the marines in black.
-knights for covenant shud b ghosts, marine bishops shud b warthogs.
-rooks for covenant shud b hunters, rooks shud b scorpions for marines.
-pawns for covenant shud b grunts, pawns for marines should be, of course...marines.

-dont make the grunts and such different colours, be easier to make and less confusing.
-the marines bishops shouldnt be johnson and miranda keyes or such, becoz that wud make it confusing.

Anyway good luck on ur project i hope you succeed. Be sure to tell us all if it works out!

  • 01.31.2006 10:37 PM PDT

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the prophet of truth in the covenant is exactly like the king in a chess et once he is dead the hole covenant will fall apart for he is the only one know actually seems to know what halo does.

Cortana seemingly orders mc around so she should be king and mc should be queen .

  • 02.01.2006 6:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Achilles1108
Well you are an uber-nerd B.B.. An uber-nerd with a 64" Widescreen T.V. a huge bar, and a nice pool table. With all that aside though you should make the Prophet the King and the Arbitor the Queen. The Arbitor is the "will of the Prophets". He goes forth to do their biddding. Much like the Queen does on the chess board.


AHEM!! I have a 65" widescreen tv thank you very much!!

Anyways, to clear up a few more questions, here's the way I've looked at it, and thought about making my prototype of. I still agree that MC should be marine king, because we basically know that if MC is KIA, then the marine forces are done for. Now, Cortana is my pick for marine queen because she is the most versatile being an A.I. and such. After reading the comments though, I agree now that the Prophet Truth should be the covenant king, and the Arbiter the queen. I'm still sticking with Ghosts and Hogs as knights though, because I think something should reflect the vehicles in the actual videogame. Now, the playing field itself would be divided in half, (4 squares long by 8 squares wide) one side having a "watermark" of Earth and the other side a Halo. I think that would make a nice touch. Plus I could outline the physical squares like markings on a space ops map. Like the same type of griding and text and such. Hmmm...just a few more touches before I think I'll try to hammer out a prototype and see how it progresses. Glad other people think it's a good idea.

On a side note, I am curious as to why this has been moved to New Mombasa. I don't really think it has little/much to do with Halo2 campaign or general.

Anyways, thanks for the feedback people!!

~B.B.

  • 02.01.2006 7:21 AM PDT
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Never apologize for yourself! You are confirming to people you don't really like that they are better than you. They aren't, they are nerds in their own way but they think it its cool. get it? Anyone who isn't a nerd of some kind (by nerd I mean somebody who is really into something they think is fun and cool) is an extreamly depthless and hopelessly boring sub-individual.

So go and be the biggest halo/chess geek you want to be. I have a wicked chess set and I get loads of compliments on it (in fact I once got laid on it. If that wasn't cool then I dont know what is)

  • 02.01.2006 8:36 AM PDT

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK...
Posted by: Langley
--on another note, I think MLG Chewhatever is an idiot.

Posted by: Achronos
There is a reason I am user ID 1 and my account creation date is before this site came online.

I never said me being an Ub3r-nerd (as TGP so eloquently put it) was a bad thing.

~B.B.

  • 02.01.2006 8:48 AM PDT

Posted by: WolfmanMaverick
You people have just sent my sides into orbit. A bunch of MLG try hards sucking the dick of some supposed pro half the thread hasn't even heard of. Classic.

I can't wait to see the prototype. Any word on a time frame?

  • 02.01.2006 9:56 AM PDT

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK...
Posted by: Langley
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Posted by: Achronos
There is a reason I am user ID 1 and my account creation date is before this site came online.

Posted by: Achilles1108
I can't wait to see the prototype. Any word on a time frame?



hmmmm...I could draw up the blueprints for it probably by the end of the month, (end of Feb), but an actual working physical prototype would take awhile with my work schedule.

I want to get my mind set on all the pieces first before moving onto actually drawing the plans.

~B.B.

  • 02.01.2006 10:16 AM PDT
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I think the pieces for the covenant should be a little different. How about:

Pawns - Grunts
Bishops - Jackals
Rooks - Ghosts because they can boost foward without turning much
King - Prophet
Knights - Brutes because the brute shot can bounce around corners, giving you the "L" shape.
Queen - The Arbiter

  • 02.01.2006 1:01 PM PDT