This Is the Best Chess Board Ever, Because It Is All Split-Flap Displays

Chess is all about strategy; the particulars of the board and pieces don’t really matter — you could play with Skittles as pieces and a board scratched into the dirt. But there are chess sets on the market that cost several thousand dollars, so clearly people do care. And if you’re the type of person that cares, you’ll want to check out the best chess board ever conceived.

We don’t have a lot of information about this, but we don’t need much detail to appreciate the concept. This was posted by e4_user to Reddit and it is amazing. The entire chess “board” is actually just a bunch of split-flap displays capable of showing any specific piece. There are indicators for piece color and the flaps are either white or gray, so there is a still a visible grid.

As far as game logic goes, this would work in the...

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