Themed Battle Chess Sets

A Themed Battle Chess Set is the perfect way to decorate your sitting or living room, while at same time adding a touch of entertainment. Battle chess sets are great conversation pieces for collectors; there is a wide variety of themed battle chess sets available, ranging from the cats and dogs chess set to the lord of the rings battle chess set.

The most famous of all themed battle chess sets is the Civil War Battle Chess Set, the characters kings on the union side usually being Abe Lincon, with either general Grant or Mary Todd Lincon his wife at his side acting as the queen, and for the Confederates the king is usually either Robert Lee the famous rebel general or Jefferson Davis the rebel President. The pawns usually represent the loyal soldiers of the Union and Confederacy, fiercely loyal to their convictions and leaders. The rest of the pieces in the themed Civil War battle chess set are quite varied, and the designers are given the opportunity to be creative.

Owning a Historical Battle Chess Set is like owning a piece of the past, the historical battle chess set section is my favorite category, there is a large variety of these historical battle chess sets ranging from The Battle Of Alamo to the Crusades.


Animal Battle Chess Sets are very popular as well, the range from the famous cats and dogs battle chess set endangered species battle chess set. These animal battle chess sets are perfect to decorate an outdoorsy type of sitting room, or even a farmhouse sitting room (there is a barnyard battle chess set). My personal favorite is the Dinosaur Themed Battle Chess Set, these titans stand face to face looking at each other so intensely they seem to be begging you to play a game of chess, the kings are the great T Rex leading their pre-historic brothers into battle. I don't know maybe I like this battle chess set best because I have always liked dinosaurs. The animal battle chess set figures are so life like that it is amazing, looking at them it almost seems like they are eyeing the opposing team, sizing them up, waiting for the game to begin.

Themed Battle Chess Sets are great gift items as well, they are often used not only for the game itself, but often times people buy battle chess sets to dress up a room that has a particular style to it so they buy a themed battle chess set to match the room, that's not to say you cant play a friendly game of chess on a themed battle chess set though, the symbolic characters make just that much more fun.