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.
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For information regarding the faire, check out the Scarborough Renaissance Faire's Official Website .
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 He looks pretty set on beating her |
 Whoops! Point! |
 Sir Osbourne sent to take the White king |
 Johana van Amsel taking a crack at the Baroness |
 She sure is being kept busy in this game |
 Now is this really an even match? |
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 The woman is an able chesspiece |
 making him work for it |
 How many are shocked at the outcome? |
 Someone being reminded it's only a game |
 Time to wrap this up |
 This is better than tagteam wrestling |
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 It's getting a little messy here |
 Cutting to the chase |
 You know the Queen has no patience for wimps |
 Black side wins |
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