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| 3D 'Chess' Game Board | ||
| A flatbed 3D display which is used to play chess-style board games in three dimensions. |
At this point in the film, Luke and the droids are traveling with Han, Chewie and Obiwan to Alderaan. Artoo Detoo and Chewbacca take time out for a game that's like chess, only in 3D and more violent. Han is busily checking read-outs after their narrow escape from Tatooine.
| [Han] returned to his checking, passing in front of a small circular table. The top was covered with small squares lit from beneath, while computer monitors were set into each side. Tiny three-dimensional figures were projected above the tabletop from various squares.
 (Let the Wookie win) |
| Technovelgy from Star Wars,
by George Lucas. Published by Del Rey in 1976 Additional resources -
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Here's a close-up of the gameboard from the movie:
(Let the Wookie win)
Consider the tabletop display from An Adventure in Time, by Francis Flagg, published by Science Wonder Stories in 1930.
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