Star Wars Chess by Danbury Mint

This is my Star Wars chess set released by the Danbury Mint back in the 90's. Two chess pieces would arrive in the mail each month usually a pawn and a major piece. The chess board opened up and had storage space for the chess pieces.

For years, I had seen many different chess sets. There were plenty of Star Trek chess sets and they were very cool. For the longest time there weren't any really nice Star Wars chess. There were cheap chess sets but I couldn't deal with those because they were made of plastic and were all bendy. Ugh!  I made a promise to myself that when a Star Wars chess set that is not sold in Toys R Us becomes available, I would get it. Didn't matter how much it cost, I would get. Didn't matter how poor I was, I-would-get-it. So, sometime in the early 90's, I was  looking through a TV Guide and happen upon an ad for Star Wars chess!!!! Yay! Finally, I can  have a chess set that a Star Wars geek would be so proud to have in his collection. There was no hesitation! I completed the order form, put it in an envelope, stamped it, and dropped it in the mail box. I was so excited!!!!!! The waiting was the worst part! Finally, about a month later I received the first two chess pieces. They were magnificent! I dreamed of the day when I would have all of the pieces and could display them proudly. Yes, I received two chess pieces each month. Since there are 32 chess pieces that means it took almost three years to complete the set. It was a long, long wait. Oh! And each piece cost me $22.50!! So that comes to a total of.......well, I try not to think about that.  Isn't it pretty?? The crazy thing is I don't play chess!!! LOL!!!