Minecraft:Minecraft Chess Set

The Minecraft Chess Set: Overworld Heroes vs. Hostile Mobs wordmark logo with a set chessboard underneath

The Minecraft Chess Set or Minecraft Chess Set: Overworld Heroes vs. Hostile Mobs is a Minecraft-themed Template:W set based on the Minecraft:Mobestiary.<ref name="video">Template:Cite</ref>

Description

The set comes wrapped in a thin plastic layer, with a thin cutout decorating the main box. Opening the box reveals an assembly manual, along with four plastic-wrapped quadrants of the board that need to be placed together before playing. Underneath, two plastic containers encasing the black and white pieces (seperated by another plastic sheet), respectively, are put. Two small plastic bags with two metalic Minecraft logos each to be embedded in the chess frame are also put.<ref name="vid">Template:Cite </ref>

White pieces have a "Template:W"-like finish and Minecraft:emerald inspired bases, and are based on Minecraft:Overworld mobs and Minecraft:player characters. Black pieces have an "Minecraft:obsidian"-like finish with a Minecraft:redstone inspired base, and are based off of Minecraft:monsters.<ref name="noble"/> While the pieces are made to resemble stone, they are made of a plastic like material.<ref name="vid"/> A pixelated insignia representing the piece type shows on a pieces base, being orange for white pieces and red for black.<ref name="shop">Template:Cite</ref>

The board itself is 18 inches, with alternating light and dark green squares based on grass. The frame is described as "wood-like", with metalic-finished Minecraft logos facing outwards on each side.<ref name="shop"/>

Pieces

Piece	Color
	White		Black
	Image	Character	Image	Character
King	File:Steve Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Wither Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink
Queen	File:Alex Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Ender Dragon Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink
Rook	File:Iron Golem Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Creeper Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink
Bishop	File:Villager Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Enderman Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink
Knight	File:Horse Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Skeleton Horse Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink
Pawn	File:Stacked Chickens Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink	File:Baby Zombie Chess Piece.png	Template:EntityLink

History

Template:Expand section The set was first available for purchase at the 2023 Template:W, with the shows stock being sold out.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Gallery

• The Minecraft-themed pieces
  The Minecraft-themed pieces
• White pieces
  White pieces
• Black pieces
  Black pieces
• A set chessboard
  A set chessboard
• Chess set with box
  Chess set with box
• The front of the box
  The front of the box
• The back of the box
  The back of the box
• Packaging material for the chess set
  Packaging material for the chess set
• Chess board in a game
  Chess board in a game
• A cinematic shot of the Minecraft:creeper chess piece
  A cinematic shot of the Minecraft:creeper chess piece
• A cinematic shot of the Minecraft:Steve chess piece
  A cinematic shot of the Minecraft:Steve chess piece
• White chess pieces on the board
  White chess pieces on the board
• A banner with the Minecraft logo and drawn chess pieces<ref>Template:Cite</ref>
  A banner with the Minecraft logo and drawn chess pieces<ref>Template:Cite</ref>