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FOREST CHESS

Gazzaladra Design

This is a collaborative project by forgecore and gazzaladra

A unique chess set for all nature lovers.
This set consists of a foldable board that rolls up into a portable log and figures that are all based on different mushroom species.
Log: Pinus Sylvestris
Pawn: Boletus edulis
Rooks: Lentinula edodes
Knight: Morchella esculenta
Bishop: Pleurotus eryngii
Queen: Amanita muscaria
King: Cantharellus cibarius

Instructions chess pieces
You can scale the figures up if you want them to be bigger
Print all parts in the according amount and in two colors
Glue the top of the queen and rooks onto their respective bottom

Instructions log
Print all 8 log pieces, the top and bottom in one color
Print 32 of the squares in another color
Cut up strings of filament that are slightly longer than the log and sharpen them on one end with a knife or cutter
Connect the log pieces with the strings by inserting them with the pointy end
Cut off the string ends
Glue in all squares
Glue in 6 5mm magnets in the holes in log part 1 and 8 - make sure to have them face the right direction (optional but recommended)
Have fun!

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