I had seen the Brick Mini chess sets around Instagram and Facebook, but had only thought of getting them in passing.
Then at Bricks LA’s virtual con I got to see a presentation of their products and decided to bite the bullet and place my order (the attendee’s discount didn’t hurt either). I got a chess set (seen in this review), a set of the nano soldiers, and a couple meeples (I will discuss the others in another post).
For the chess pieces you can take your pick from a number of LEGO color matched options. I went with the classic black and white.
You buy each side separately. So a full set will cost $18, but doing so allows you more creative options with the color schemes. Each side is comprised of two sets of four pawns, a rook, a knight, a queen, and a king. You wind up with an extra king and queen for each side.
You have to build your own board or buy a starter board from them (the parts will be official LEGO pieces).
You will need 64 1×1 plates in two colors. 32 of each color and an 8×8 plate.
The pieces are all designed so that a minifigure can hold each one.
These are really kind of fun. Whether you want a little something for your own desk or want to add a touch of Queen’s Gambit to your city’s park, I think you’ll like these.
Available at BrickMini.com.