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Schu4MU

08/17/2017 11:03AM

I saw a post on card games, just wondering if anyone else takes a chess set? It is me and my son on our trips and we play everynight before bed.

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maxxbhp

08/17/2017 07:07PM

I haven't played chess since the 6th grade, and I wasn't very good THEN. It's an incredible game but it's not a lot of fun if you always lose....;-)

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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4keys

08/17/2017 09:50PM

quote maxxbhp: "I haven't played chess since the 6th grade, and I wasn't very good THEN. It's an incredible game but it's not a lot of fun if you always lose....;-)"

We always take cribbage. In 30 years I have won maybe 10 times. Not much fun but it's something to do on a rainy day.

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RLancer

08/19/2017 12:02AM

This sounds cool but how do you pack the set and keep it dry? Is it just a cardboard board and plastic pieces? I only have an all wood set so it would be heavy. Props to you though, this sounds like a fun, before bed activity.

"To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part" -Aldo Leopold

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scat

08/19/2017 09:47AM

I love chess, haven't played in a while. I used to take a small travel backgammon game. Goes faster, and a kid can beat you on the first try.

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CharChar

08/19/2017 03:54PM

I am going up this coming week and we are taking a chess set. We have a silicone board that is awesome. It was $12, folds to fit in a sandwich bag with the pieces, waterproof, and lays flat every time. Got it on Amazon.

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butthead

08/20/2017 10:14AM

quote RLancer: "This sounds cool but how do you pack the set and keep it dry? Is it just a cardboard board and plastic pieces? I only have an all wood set so it would be heavy. Props to you though, this sounds like a fun, before bed activity."

Small travel set huge variety, even found home made cloth and velcro sets.
print at home games

butthead

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