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Subject: Re: Upgrade Excalibur Grand Master pieces?

Author: Keith Evans

Date: 15:39:36 05/30/04

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On May 30, 2004 at 18:20:08, Bill King wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I don't have the GrandMaster computer game yet, but for those who know about it,
>here is my inquiry: Is it possible to later upgrade the pieces with replacement
>pieces not specifically designed for computer chess? Or do only certain special
>kinds of pieces operate the GrandMaster board? (This computer uses 2"
>squares)...
>
>Thanks in advance :)

I recently bought one from a guy that sells new units on Ebay.

The pieces have magnets in them, so you would have to put magnets in any pieces
that you wanted to work with the sensors. Since the playing surface is vinyl I
don't think that you'll be wanting to upgrade to really fancy pieces. Just
whatever you might see in tournament play.

Note that the Grandmaster does not come with any extra pieces, and you can't
turn rooks upside down to represent queens due to the need for magnets in the
bases. I haven't looked into buying extra pieces or modifying standard
tournament pieces yet.

-Keith



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