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This page updated OCTOBER 2008
Notes on ORDERING
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If we have problems with product availabilty, we will attempt to contact you by email or phone.
HEIRLOOM OR GIFT CHESS
Give a gift that will last for generations or add ambiance to an office or room.
Come into the store to see what we have on hand! Because of variations of color and wood grain and the difficulty in describing weight and even carving differences, we do not sell these items on the web site. These characteristics are best experienced in person, be it in our store or elsewhere in the nation or the world. But we offer a few tips below when choosing pieces and boards.
WOODEN CLASSIC PIECES: Many players who say they want a Staunton set are refering to the more classic chess styles, not necessarily to the expensive sets made by the House of Staunton in England.
KNIGHTS: Most players judge a classic set by the craftsmanship and style of the knight.
FIGURATIVE: These pieces often have knights, foot soldiers, and dragons that confuse many chess players. Unless a player has requested figurative pieces, the classic style is usually preferred. We have a few in the store, especially the Alamo Set since we are in Texas!
BOARDS: Most of our pieces come without boards. It really is up to your taste and to the one who will be using the board as to what size the squares should be or what color the board should be.
When choosing a square size, two pawns should easily fit within the diagonal of a chess square.
When choosing a board color, most of our customers prefer to match woods or colors. However, some chess players who play many hours a day like to have contrasting colors to lessen eye strain, thus black pieces on a brown board or brown pieces on a black board.
MORE IN THE STORE!
wooden classic pieces
figurative pieces
wooden boards
sets (pieces with board)
boxes with boards on the outside
more magnetic sets
Notes on PAYING
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We manually charge your credit card when we are ready to ship. We wait for paypal or e-check confirmation before shipping. We ship after we receive a check or money order in the mail.
If we have problems with charging a credit card, we will attempt to contact you by email or phone.
Notes on SHIPPING
We ship after payment is confirmed or received.
Domestic orders are sent by UPS. They will send tracking information through Quantum View to your email address.
Domestic backorders are shipped at our cost, usually by US Post.
International orders are sent by US Post. We try our best to have orders complete before shipping overseas.
If we have problems with shipping information, we will attempt to contact you by email or phone.
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