Post #80261 by pshikli on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 3:11 PM

I checked with Hanford Lemoore, and he said this would be an interesting post.

I dug around the forums looking for a large tiki-style chess set. I own http://www.MegaChess.com and would like to add such a line to our offerings. So I had an idea.

We are hereby posting a design contest. $200 for first prize, $100 for second, $50 for third.

I'm thinking Tiki poles where the king is about 4-feet tall. We have design guidelines for artisans at http://www.megachess.com/spec48.htm, though I expect significant changes to keep to what makes tikis special. Use the design guidelines just to understand what makes each piece unique, and then map that to tikis, or your style of tikis.

Simple is better than intricate. A strong statement with a few cuts is better than lots of details that don't weather well anyway. Also consider the cost of production. The design has to be affordable (remember: a chess set has 32 tikis).

The contest ends on April 10, 2004. At that time, we will post all the designs. Don't submit a design if you don't want it posted. For the winners, we will be buying the designs for the prize money. And then I would talk to the winners about having them (or whomever they recommend) produce the Tiki chess sets under contract to us.

You can post designs and ideas until then, but remember that others will see your postings.

To apply, simply email your contact info to "Peter Shikli", along with your designs as attachments.

I'll check this regularly for questions.