Summary
AFalloutplayer came across a rather rare and lucky find while browsing the aisles of a thrift store: a chess set themed on the popular post-apocalyptic franchise. TheFalloutseries debuted in 1997 and has since expanded into six games and an award-winning TV series, and its many fans are always ready to snatch up any unique memorabilia they come across.
Over the years, there has been a variety of limited-edition merchandise based on the franchise, from power helmets to Pip Boys toNuka Dark Rum for the launch ofFallout 76. There have even beenFalloutboard games for those who maybe want to spend time with family while remaining immersed in the enticing vibe of a post-nuclear wasteland.Yahtzee: Fallout Vault Boy Edition, Fallout Monopoly, Nuka-Cola Checkers,andOperation: Fallouthave been released to satisfy that need. And of course, there was even aFalloutchess set.
On theFalloutsubreddit, user boxx-1 shared the rarechess setthey found while browsing in a thrift store. Released in two versions in 2017 and 2018, the first as a GameStop exclusive and the other for everybody, the officially licensedFallout 4chess set came with 32 vinyl pieces, and the GameStop version’s white pieces were an irradiated green. User boxx-1 was lucky enough to find the public release version, still wrapped in cellophane. According to their subsequent searches, similarly sealed sets can be found on online auction sites for around $200.
Fan Finds Rare Fallout Chess Set in Thrift Shop
Fallout Chess Board Has a Dogmeat Queen
On the white side, the Brotherhood of Steel’s Knights were fittingly given the role of Knights in theFalloutchess set.Fallout 4’s Sole Survivor, the player character, is the King and Dogmeat is the Queen. Mr. Handy figurines serve as the Rooks, Brotherhood of Steel scribes are the Bishops, and ironically, Vault dwellers are the Pawns. For the black side, a Super Mutant Master is the King and a Deathclaw the Queen, and their court consists of Sentry bots, Protectrons, feral Glowing Ones, and Raiders.
Not surprisingly, this isn’t the first time the worlds of video games and chess have crossed, not counting the plethora of awesome chess video games currently available on the market. OneStarfieldplayer even made their spaceship look like a giant chess board, and a fan ofMinecraftused the game’s limitless sandbox to craft a giant chessboard and pieces in the signature blocky style. And of course,Falloutplayers can find chessboards scattered all around the Wasteland and can even put together a full set, complete with garden gnome pieces, inFallout 3.
Fallout 4
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, invite you to the ambitious open world of Fallout 4. Do whatever you want in a massive Commonwealth with hundreds of locations, characters and quests.As the sole survivor of Vault 111, only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone - the choices are yours.From a Power Armor-toting soldier to the charismatic smooth-talker, be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. character system and develop your own playstyle from hundreds of Perks.Experience exciting first- or third-person combat with the dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., targeting enemies for maximum tactical advantage (and cinematic carnage!) Collect, upgrade and build thousands of items with Fallout 4’s crafting system. Weapons, armor, food and with the right materials, even entire settlements are possible. Welcome home.
