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The Hobbit Chess Set

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Fellowship Foundry
1978, 1979
Material: Base Metal
 


Lord of the Rings Chess Sets # 1 - 11

Lord of the Rings Collector's Chess Set from Noble

Lord of the Rings Collector's Chess Set from Noble 2

The Two Towers Chess Pieces

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Shown Left Top: Chess Set #1 w/ Fellowship of the Ring Character Pieces
Noble Collections
Dec 2002
$500 U.S.
Details: Pieces - Pewter, Board detailed map of Middle-Earth.
This gorgeous, high-end chess set from the Noble Collection is a work of art detailing the story of Frodo Baggins and the friends and enemies he encounters on his journey to destroy the One Ring in Mordor. A map of Middle-earth is mounted below the playing surface, and the base contains images of the most memorable characters and scenes from the film. The 32 playing pieces are detailed miniature sculptures of the characters from the film, made in fine pewter. Each piece measures between 2 - 3 inches in height and bears an incredible likeness to the actor as it was personally approved by each of them. Some of the pieces included are: Arwen, Aragorn, Gandalf, Galadriel, Boromir, Pippin, Frodo, Sam Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck, four different Orcs, Orthanc Tower, Cave Troll, Ringwraith, Saruman, Lurtz, and Uruk-Hai. The board measures 15 by 15 by 4.5 inches. The top of the board is Plexiglas and the rest of the board is made out of cold cast porcelain. Hero pieces have a green ring around the bottom and villain pieces have a purple ring around the bottom. A heavyweight item, this is a chess set that will be treasured for generations.

Shown Left Middle: The Two Towers Character Chess Pieces
The Two Towers chess pieces will be a great addition to your Collector's Chess Set from Noble (sold separately). This is a set of 12 pieces intended to be a supplement to your existing pieces, or simply for collection and display. You can substitute any of these pieces for a non-pawn character of your choice to customize your chess set. Best of all, they have been designed specifically to be stored away in the built-in chess board compartments on the side of the set! All pieces are made of fine pewter and are meticulously crafted miniature sculptures that measure between 2 and 2 1/2 inches tall. Hero pieces have a green ring around the bottom and villain pieces have a purple ring around the bottom. The hero pieces in this set are: Eowyn, Legolas, Treebeard, Ent, King Theoden, and Gimli. The villain pieces in this set are: 2 different Nazgul (Ringwraiths) on Fell Beasts pieces, Gollum, Smeagol, Wormtongue, and the Barad-Dur tower of Mordor. Great collector's items.

Shown Left Bottom: Return of the King Character Chess Pieces
This is a set of 12 pieces intended to be a supplement to your existing pieces, or simply for collection and display. You can substitute any of these pieces for a non-pawn character of your choice to customize your chess set. Best of all, they have been designed specifically to be stored away in the built-in chess board compartments on the side of the set! All pieces are made of fine pewter and are meticulously crafted miniature sculptures that measure between 2 and 2 1/2 inches tall. Hero pieces have a green ring around the bottom and villain pieces have a purple ring around the bottom. The hero pieces in this set are: Faramir, Eomer, Aragorn, Arwen, Gandalf the White and Bilbo Baggins. The villain pieces in this set are: Cave Troll, Shelob, Witch-king, Denethor, Mumak and Sauron. Great collector's items.

 

Chess Set #2: Fellowship of the Ring chess set
Games Workshop
August 21st, 2002
15 x 19 inches and the average height of the figures is 3 inches
The chess set piece details are as follows: Pawn: Hero - Sam Gamgee; Villain - Orc Warrior, Rook: Hero - Boromir; Villain - Orc Overseer, Knight: Hero - Aragorn; Villain - Lurtz, Bishop: Hero - Frodo Baggins; Villain - Cave Troll, Queen: Hero - Galadriel; Villain - Ringwraith, King: Hero - Gandalf; Villain - Saruman.
This Fellowship of the Ring chess set features sculpted plastic figures, each depicting a key character from the award-winning film in superb detail. Each hard plastic piece has either a pewter or bronze effect, with heroes depicted in pewter and villains in bronze. Each piece bears a great likeness to the characters in the film and the actors that played them. This magnificent chess set will look beautiful in your home, whether you're an avid chess-player or just a fan and collector. The cardboard chess board features a map of Middle-earth.

Chess Set #3: The Two Towers Chess Set
Games Workshop
July 2003
$40
Material: Plastic
The battle between good and evil continues. This amazing hand-sculptured chess set contains new characters from the Two Towers.

Chess Set #4: The Return of the King Chess Set
Hasbro
January 2004
$40
Material: Plastic
Hasbro (Return of the King Edition). The Return of the King chess set features exquisitely sculpted figures based on the characters in the final chapter of the extraordinary film trilogy. Each hard plastic piece has either an ancient bone or antiqued bronze finished, with heroes depicted in bone and villains in bronze. Each piece bears a great likeness to the characters in the film and the actors that played them. The chess set piece details are as follows: Pawn: Hero - Sam Gamgee; Villain - Orc Warrior, Rook: Hero - Legolas and Gimli; Villain - Wormtongue and Saruman, Knight: Hero - Merry and Pippen; Villain - two Warg-Rider Knights Bishop: Hero - Gandalf and Frodo; Villain - two Gollum pieces Queen: Hero - Arwen; Villain - Ringwraith King: Hero - Aragorn; Villain - Tower of Barad-Dur. The cardboard chess board features a map of Middle-earth and measures a full 15 x 19 inches and the average height of the figures is 3 inches. This handsome chess set will look beautiful in your home, whether you're an avid chess-player, a fan and collector, or both.

Chess Set #5
Royal Selangor
The Late 1990's
Strider (5¼" tall) as the King with Galadriel as his Queen, 18¾" solid wood chessboard with 2" squares as shown
Material: solid pewter
Officially licensed Chess Set
The Light or Good side has a satin pewter finish. The Dark or Evil side has copper-plated pewter and is naturally led by Sauron as the King with the spider-like creature Shelob as his Queen. A unique feature of Royal Selangor's chess set is that Gollum appears as only one of the eight Pawns while the remaining seven are represented by Orcs.

Chess Set #6
Tolkien Enterprises
The 1990's
The King stands at approximately 3'' or 75mm tall. This chess set needs a 16'' board
Material: Pieces are made of crushed stone, remolded with a bond, hand finished and felted on the base.
Note: This is a 'smaller', version of Sets #5

Chess Set #7
Tolkien Enterprises
The 1990's
Material: crushed stone remolded with a bond, and felted on the base
The King stands approx 6.75'' or 163mm tall. This set needs a 22 or 23'' chess board. (not included in set).
 Note: This is a fully painted version of chess set #6.
This authentic genuine licensed Lord of the Rings chess set has a little trade mark stamp on the rear of each piece. Pieces include: Treebeard, Gandalf, Gollum, Sauron, Ringwraiths, Hobbits, and more.

Chess Set #8
Tolkien Enterprises
The 1990's
Made in England.
King Height 6 3/4" , King Base 1 3/4" , Pawn Height 4 1/4" , Pawn Base 1 3/4"
The set comes with the Drueke Over Sized 2 3/4" Board. Not all sets made available with board.
Sculpted by: Dennis Fairweather

Chess Set #9
Danbury Mint
Late 1990's

Chess Set #10
Royal Selangor
2001
Pieces composed of Mini-Goblets

Chess Set #11
Royal Selangor
2001
$1200 U.S.
Figures range from approximately 4 1/2" to 5 1/4" high, 22" square wood board.
Details: Pieces - 1 oz. glass bowls in cast pewter shot glasses The Good Side is represented by a Aragorn king, Galadriel queen, Gandalf bishop, Ent knight, City of Tirion castle and Hobbit pawn, while the Bad Side features a Sauron king, Shelob queen, Saruman bishop, Smaug knight, Dark Tower of Mordor castle, 7 Gollum pawns and one Orc pawn
Designed by the Australian artist Dr. Graeme Anthony
Pieces composed of Shot Glasses



The Fellowship vs. the Dark Forces Chess Set

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Fellowship Foundry
Mid 1980's
Details:
Material: Pieces composed of fine pewter, the evil side is 24k gold plated
Board - Plexiglas with mirror-like finish
Sculpted by: Kevin and Shannon O'Hare
This is a limited edition of 3000 chess sets issued. A Certificate of Authenticity was issued with each numbered set. (Pictured)

Evil Side pieces include: Sauron, Saruman, Ringwraiths (Nazgul), & Orcs.

Good Side pieces include: Aragorn, Gandalf, Galadriel, Eowyn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, and more.

 

 



Lord of the Rings Chess Set

 

Material: Pewter, Hand Painted
 



Franklin Mint Lord of the Rings Chess Set

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Franklin Mint
2003
$1200 + tax, shipping
Material: Pewter, Hand Detailed
Board 3.25 inches high x 20 inches square
Piece Sizes: 1.75 inches (pawns) to 4 inches (King)
Board lifts to store the pieces
Designed by: Stephen Hickman
Kings: Aragorn (Good) & Sauron (Evil)
Queens: Galadriel (Good) & Shelob (Evil)
Bishops: Gandalf, Glorfindel (Good) & Saruman, Wormtongue (Evil)
Knights: Eomer, Eowyn (Good) & Lord of the Nazgul, Ringwraith (Evil)
Rooks: Minas Tirith (Good) & Minas Morgul (Evil)
Pawns: Frodo (Good) & Gollum (Evil)
 



Tudor Mint Lord of the Rings Chess Set

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Tudor Mint
2003
Board 15 3/4" / 40cms, height of King 3" / 8cms, height of Pawn 2" / 5cms
Item #: 4396
Material: Pewter
 

Good Side Piece Positions: (Top, from left) Boromir - Knight, Legolas - Bishop, Aragorn - Bishop, Galadriel - Queen, Gandalf - King, Gimli - Knight, Hobbit House - Rook, Rivendell - Rook, Frodo Baggins - Pawn

 

 

 

Evil Side Piece Positions: (Bottom, from left) Saruman - King, Shelob - Queen, Balrog - Bishop, Gollum - Bishop, Uruk-Hai - Knight, Ringwraith - Knight, Mount Doom - Rook, Barad-Dur - Rook, Orc - Pawn


The Final Battle Chess Set

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Eaglemoss
2007
UK, with magazines
Board - 52 cm x 52 cm
Material: All pieces hand painted , cast in lead

Chess Board is middle-earth map engraved onto the board; decorative runes on each side and border embellished with Elven script. 32 Chess pieces - all boxed. 32 accompanying magazine guides (plus intro magazine and additional one) - all contained in their own special binders (2).

 

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Unpainted Base Set
Material: Crushed Stone
King Height (inch): 4 1/2
Base Size (inch): 1 1/2
Price Range $175 - $300 US

This theme chess set depicts characters from the War of the Ring, near the end of Tolkien's famous works, and particularly details many of the characters involved in the Ringbearer's Quest. Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, the Dunedain Aragorn, the Lady Arwen of Rivendell, and the whole cast of evil geniuses engage in combat in the greatest thinking game of all time!

The War of the Ring encompasses several millenniums, from the time the One Ring was forged in the forge of Mount Doom in Mordor by the Dark Lord Sauron, with the secret inscription of, "...One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them..." Sauron deceptively forged the One Ring in secret, to rule the three rings of the Elven folk, the seven rings of the Dwarf-Lords, and the nine rings for the Men, which he had all made and deceived their owners as to their true purpose.

The film series covers the End of the War of the Ring, in Sauron's last rising, and the events leading to the destruction of the One Ring, in an exciting and action filled film, highly acclaimed by all critics.

Product Features; 32 Chessmen, 16 good side pieces and 16 evil side pieces.


 

Anne Carlton Studio Version
$199.00


An epic storyline, and a gifted writer! The trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is adeptly suited to the chessboard in this attention getting 4-1/2" theme chess set. In the magical land of Middle-earth, Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, Ringwraiths, Orcs, and many other creatures dwell; good against evil is the constant struggle, and Tolkien has chronicled many years of these wars.

These particular theme chess set pieces are hand painted, and hail from the Studio Anne Carlton chess works; a masterpiece to own, they will always be a delight to use!

Product Features; Beautifully crafted Chess set from Studio Anne Carlton, Consists of 32 Chessmen, 16 light and 16 dark, Includes a FREE Genuine House of Staunton Vinyl Chess Board - A $20.00 Value, Housed in a beautiful decorative Studio Anne Carlton storage box.

Amos Version
Spring 2005
85 - 165 British Pounds (depending on choice of finish)
King height is 4 and 3/8 inches.
This set was inspired by the first part of Tolkien's trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, a mythical tale of right and wrong, underpinned by the belief that good will triumph over evil. Each of the major characters has been assigned to the role of a chess piece that most accurately portrays their nature. The light side of the set represents the good side and depicts the virtues of goodness, loyalty and honesty, whereas the dark side depicts evil, malevolence and enmity. The set is suitable for use with a board with a square size of 2 inches. This chess set has underlying ebony and ivory tones and is also available hand painted full-color, as shown. Pieces include: Saruman, Lurtz, Aragorn, Gimli, Galadriel, and more.


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