Comments on: Fairy Chess Experiments http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shannon http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9177 Shannon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:11:02 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9177 I've done very little reading on chess... I’ve done very little reading on chess…

]]> By: Chris Carter http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9171 Chris Carter Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:52:45 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9171 I'm not a huge chess player but I throughly enjoyed The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. Have you read it? Waitzkin was a chessmaster himself, and his father wrote Searching for Bobby Fisher. I’m not a huge chess player but I throughly enjoyed The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. Have you read it? Waitzkin was a chessmaster himself, and his father wrote Searching for Bobby Fisher.

]]> By: leah http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9161 leah Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:26:38 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9161 my friend is doing concession at cirque de soleil :) my friend is doing concession at cirque de soleil :)

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9158 Elizabeth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9158 http://www.headlice.org/news/2003/natlpost.htm http://www.headlice.org/news/2003/natlpost.htm

]]> By: Shannon http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9155 Shannon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:07:13 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9155 We just did the R&C chemical shampoo... 10 minutes of poison on your head. We just did the R&C chemical shampoo… 10 minutes of poison on your head.

]]> By: smyttie http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9151 smyttie Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:46 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9151 You could try this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing ... but then your daughter might win even more. :-) You could try this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing … but then your daughter might win even more. :-)

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9150 Elizabeth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:23:03 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9150 I am curious about what treatment you will be doing in an effort not to be lousy. I have read that there are new, less toxic cures that work better than in days of yore. I am curious about what treatment you will be doing in an effort not to be lousy. I have read that there are new, less toxic cures that work better than in days of yore.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9138 Shannon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:08:30 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9138 We were at the previous show, and they had a camel there as well... it was very cool, I agree! We were at the previous show, and they had a camel there as well… it was very cool, I agree!

]]> By: MissLiss http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9134 MissLiss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:48:28 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9134 Don't know any chess variations I'm afraid, but if you, Caitlin and Nefarious like Scrabble I have a couple that make it more fun for younger persons. TAKE TWO: put all the tiles upside down in the middle of the table. Pick up 7 letters, make words intersecting crossword-style on the table in front of you. When all tiles are used, yell out "Take Two!" and everyone takes two more tiles and must fit them into the grid. Gets exciting when you are behind and have to break it up and start again to fit the new letters. (Damn you, Q, damn you!) The words don't have to be complicated, so it's suitable for all ages. Also good for when you have too many players. Score by adding tiles horizontally and vertically. DOUBLES: use 14 tiles in two racks instead of 7 (two players only). This makes it much easier for new spellers (more letters to choose from, less congestion on the board), but is also harder against more advanced wordsmiths! Games are generally faster than ordinary games. Thought I would share these as a trade for Fairy Chess. Hope they're not just common knowledge games, my family played these a lot but friends didn't seem to know of them. (I'm keen to try out FC, and await the "official" rules for War in Heaven with bated breath!) Thanks! Don’t know any chess variations I’m afraid, but if you, Caitlin and Nefarious like Scrabble I have a couple that make it more fun for younger persons.

TAKE TWO: put all the tiles upside down in the middle of the table. Pick up 7 letters, make words intersecting crossword-style on the table in front of you. When all tiles are used, yell out “Take Two!” and everyone takes two more tiles and must fit them into the grid. Gets exciting when you are behind and have to break it up and start again to fit the new letters. (Damn you, Q, damn you!) The words don’t have to be complicated, so it’s suitable for all ages. Also good for when you have too many players. Score by adding tiles horizontally and vertically.

DOUBLES: use 14 tiles in two racks instead of 7 (two players only). This makes it much easier for new spellers (more letters to choose from, less congestion on the board), but is also harder against more advanced wordsmiths! Games are generally faster than ordinary games.

Thought I would share these as a trade for Fairy Chess. Hope they’re not just common knowledge games, my family played these a lot but friends didn’t seem to know of them. (I’m keen to try out FC, and await the “official” rules for War in Heaven with bated breath!)
Thanks!

]]> By: Ursula http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/10/25/fairy-chess-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9113 Ursula Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:07:40 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=7925#comment-9113 You're really one of the most creative and attentive fathers I've seen, the way you raise that beautiful child is inspiring. But make sure to see BodyWorlds, it's amazing, I think I remember you saying it was the Story of the Heart, saw it in Tampa Fl. Amazing! I hope this doesn't ruin it but they have a freaking camel! A camel! Sorry just really enthusiastic about plasinated bodies. You’re really one of the most creative and attentive fathers I’ve seen, the way you raise that beautiful child is inspiring. But make sure to see BodyWorlds, it’s amazing, I think I remember you saying it was the Story of the Heart, saw it in Tampa Fl. Amazing! I hope this doesn’t ruin it but they have a freaking camel! A camel! Sorry just really enthusiastic about plasinated bodies.

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