Scarborough Renaissance Faire's Official Website .Scarborough’s human chessmatch where various town denizens play as pieces of a battle between the King and Queen. Charles Brandon calls out for Henry, Lord Derby calls for Anne. The battles can be to 3 touches or to the blood with proxies called by a player. Again we seem to have a different set of battles for each day. Oddly enough it’s more like a contrafactual sort of combat.
Like a step into the Twilight Zone, or Sliding Doors, the scenarios diverge down alternate paths, battles and outcomes.
The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby
For information regarding the faire, check out the Scarborough Renaissance Faire's Official Website .
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 Matthew Sharpe announcing the rules |
 An anachronistic lot of combatants |
 Willimina Cooper |
 Skrump & Figbash |
 Black team is tense |
 White team equally so |
 Some are ready to go at it-the rubes |
 Sharon (Black team) vs Mistress Pettijohn (White) |
 Things are starting off rather catty |
 At least they're not holding back |
 This doesn't look good |
 Not at all |
 Victory for White team |
 Big surprise. Delia evens the score.....That was sarcasm so you know. |
 Now Lt Ellis faces her |
 Well, he sorta of does |
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