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How many championships are there? The video mentions another certification (?) class ("tournament") that's presumably no less official than the "championship" o
by usrusr 4y ago
How many championships are there? The video mentions another certification (?) class ("tournament") that's presumably no less official than the "championship" one, just less exclusive. And there you have the answer: exclusivity.
Keeping an artificially scarce class of artisanal playpieces around to fill the upper market niche that is still focused on clean line functionality and standards seems like a very clever way to keep the higher priced market segment from losing itself even more than it already does in fancy novelty designs.
Strategies that good rarely get invented, usually they are chance discoveries. They should absolutely keep this up, it's good for the game.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> And there you have the answer: exclusivity. Fundamental answer then - they don’t need to be this expensive.
- usrusr 4y agoAre they that expensive though? Plenty of sports have more expensive equipment and often that's not even handmade, much less durable and associated with a strong in-group/out-group mechanism that I don't really see in chess. If you made it to the world championships never having touched anything but plastic pieces, would they think less of you? I suspect quite the opposite..