Large Yard Chess & Checkers Plan

Enjoy a large scale game of Chess or Checkers in your yard!

Adults and kids alike will have hours of fun playing these two classic games with a new twist...you stand on the actual playing board while moving giant pieces around!

Our plans include full-size patterns for all six standard Chess pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king) and a standard Checker plus complete assembly instructions and multiple options for creating the appropriate sized playing board. (tallest piece, the King, is 47")

Note: Plan is also available in a medium size shown below.

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Plywood Required for Chess Game Pieces
5-1/2 Sheets of 3/4" thick, exterior grade
(makes 16 pawns, 4 rooks, 4 knights, 4 bishops, 2 queens and 2 kings)

Plywood Required for Checker Game Pieces
4 Sheets of 3/4" thick, exterior grade
(makes 32 checkers)

DIMENSIONS:
LARGEST CHESS PIECE (KING) IS APPROX. 47" TALL X 17" WIDE AT BASE
PAWNS (SMALLEST CHESS PIECE) IS APPROX. 20" TALL X 13" WIDE AT BASE
CHECKERS ARE APPROX. 16" IN DIAMETER

SAW: HAND-HELD JIGSAW (SABRE SAW)

PAINTS: BLACK, RED AND WHITE EXTERIOR SEMI-GLOSS ENAMEL (OR ACRYLIC PAINT WITH SEALER)