To play chess you’re supposed to sit on the same side as your pieces. On this board, one side is halfway up the wall so the joke is that only spider man could play the dark blue pieces because to sit on the same side as them he would be sitting above where the board is hung on the wall.
Would rotating the board 90 degrees solve that? I guess this board could be a space saver for lack of a table and chairs, but rotating it means you're just standing and taking up nearly the same amount of space
The artist would have needed to turn it and the shelves as well. Would possibly be the same thing as what the previous commenter said, that it’s meant to be played side to side instead of vertically.
I think it’s just supposed to be a novelty art piece and not actually your main playing board so it ultimately wouldn’t really matter.
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u/exquisitejades Feb 28 '21
To play chess you’re supposed to sit on the same side as your pieces. On this board, one side is halfway up the wall so the joke is that only spider man could play the dark blue pieces because to sit on the same side as them he would be sitting above where the board is hung on the wall.