It has always seemed to me that there are bounties of two things in life: jackets or jumpers with hoods, forming an article of clothing known as a 'hoodie' and moments in time where you are left twiddling your thumbs in boredom with your partner, friend, relative, at various places with not much to do (airport delays are a very good example).

Hoods, coincidentally make a very good place to put small objects if you felt so inclined and were sure that you had no need for the hood, and chess is a good time killer.

Therefore I introduce Chess Hoodies, hoods that can come separate or with a jumper, that can be removed so as that when folded up, form a miniturised chess board, and a small zip compartment provides little chess or checkers peices.

Next up: Snakes and ladders versions. (or a Chess Hoodie with felt snakes and ladders to be added before the game.)
-- froglet, Aug 27 2006

+ for anything with a hood on it, but particularly for a good idea like this is.
-- xenzag, Aug 27 2006


Well, they might check it out.
-- Ling, Aug 28 2006


I once got a chess piece stuck in my hand. They are weapons, people.

BTW, this is one of the strangest ideas I've read in a while. [+]
-- daseva, Aug 28 2006


//I once got a chess piece stuck in my hand. They are weapons, people.//

That is one of the strangest unexplained statements that I've read in awhile.
-- NotTheSharpestSpoon, Aug 28 2006


//I once got a chess piece stuck in my hand. They are weapons, people.//

*Weilds king and bishop menacingly*

"I've got chess peices and I'm not afraid to use them!"
-- froglet, Aug 28 2006


*Grabs rook & handfull of pawns, turns rook upside down & slips pawn into it.*

"Go Ahead!, Make my day!"
-- Zimmy, Aug 28 2006


I was thinking that this would be a hood in the shape of a Knight chessman... That would have been cool, but this is better [+].
-- Jinbish, Aug 28 2006


32 friends? Spreading ourselves a little thin, I'd say.

"Aww... why am I always queen rook pawn!? I hate being queen rook pawn!"
-- daseva, Aug 28 2006


Genius.
-- moomintroll, Aug 28 2006


This may be a little difficult to work with unless the board part is flat... in which case the hoodie might be rather uncomfortable...

Unless... Crocheted chess pieces! Oh, that probably wouldn't work either.
-- ye_river_xiv, Aug 31 2006


++ And backgammon would be nice too.

off-topic, [froglet], how's it going with the braces?
-- pigtails_and_ponies, Sep 02 2006


//I once got a chess piece stuck in my hand. They are weapons, people.// You could use pretty much anything as a weapon; A suitcase, for example.

//This may be a little difficult to work with unless the board part is flat... in which case the hoodie might be rather uncomfortable... // Use Velcrow. Although, it may be rather annoying to play on a hood-shaped board, and the hood would have to be Velcowable. But, you would be able to put the hood on in the middle of a game so that you could finish it later.
-- apocalyps956, Sep 02 2006


//And backgammon would be nice too.// As would Go.
-- apocalyps956, Sep 02 2006



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