The EconoSplurge set is a fine place to begin from.
http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/econosplurge.html
Chess Variant Construction Set, a more sophisticated way to do it.
http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/construction-set.html
Both these sets are capable of adapting to different chess variants, due
to their fractured nature. Combining the set from the first with a wooden
board from the second would make a great set.
However, the second doesn't easily adapt to shifting board variants, and
variants that require an uncheckered board, like Shatranj, Shogi and
XiangQi, which is quite a board of its own, ('require' is a strong word,
but this is really part of the game;) and yes, 3D pieces.
For the pieces, I would suggest having two sets : 3D and 2D . The shapes,
all of them, should be vague, so they can be interpreted as the designer
likes.
The EconoSplurge set is a fine place to begin from. http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/econosplurge.html Chess Variant Construction Set, a more sophisticated way to do it. http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/construction-set.html Both these sets are capable of adapting to different chess variants, due to their fractured nature. Combining the set from the first with a wooden board from the second would make a great set. However, the second doesn't easily adapt to shifting board variants, and variants that require an uncheckered board, like Shatranj, Shogi and XiangQi, which is quite a board of its own, ('require' is a strong word, but this is really part of the game;) and yes, 3D pieces. For the pieces, I would suggest having two sets : 3D and 2D . The shapes, all of them, should be vague, so they can be interpreted as the designer likes.