Checkmate!

And now for something a little artsy...

I admit to not having seen this sort of thing in Europe so far but for about the last 10 years or so in Canada, giant life-size chess boards have become quite popular attractions in public areas such as parks, shopping centres and museums. The idea struck me as something rather fun and quirky to add to the Sims game so now your Sims too can enjoy strategising with giant chess pieces (except, of course, that these pieces are only decorative statues). :P

This set also earmarks some new personal achievements for myself, I'm proud to say. Not only is this my first multi-mesh set (whoot!) but I finally succeeded in creating functioning master/slave files. I've also included two collection file packages - one for residential and one for community - so that you can easily find all the pieces. Expect this set to publish this coming Thurs., May 10'07.

Oh, and if you're wondering about the floor tiles I used to create the board, they are all Maxis floors - I believe they may have come with GLS but don't take my word on that; I'm sure you all have at least one black and white marble-type flooring you could use instead. ;)