Human Chess

[kcdcchef]

I am hearing no human chess this season out at KCRF, would be a HUGE disappointment as it is always my favorite part of Faire next to the Pub Sing. But still hopeful they can pull it together.

[Brother Gregory]

No it has been announced that there will not be Human Chess this year due to the scenario they are planning.

[kcdcchef]

Well, according to the KCRF Facebook page, they are still trying to put it together, just not produced by IV. I will take it either way.

[TKM]

I haven't looked into anything or heard from any performers, so, what is this "scenario" you are speaking of?

[kcdcchef]

I haven't looked into anything or heard from any performers, so, what is this "scenario" you are speaking of?

Every year they do a "scenario", a scripted method to what every performer is doing, street performers, vulgarians, royalty, etc. It is generally based around the royalty. Generally KCRF changes their royalty around a LOT. For example, 3 years ago the scenario was Vulgarians invade, it was a pretty awesome scenario. If you go to the KCRF performers webpage, you can read all about the scenario. But I got an email from Cliff Lawson ( Devin from Jolly Rogers ) saying specifically he wasnt producing Human Chess, and IV usually does produce chess. But then on FB the KCRF staff said they might take it over this season. Then I got an email from Denise, Madame Red, and she said she heard they werent doing it, but the Faire might produce chess.

So we'll see.

[TKM]

right... yeah, I knew what the scenarios were, I just thought that maybe Brother Gregory had some info on exactly what they were doing this year. Oh well, I doubt my average day at faire will change much regardless

[Butch]

No human chess match this year.  It has been announced; HOWEVER, the scenario this year is supposed to end in a big brawl!  It should be a lot of fun!

[Craigmeister]

Will that be a big brawl every day or just the last day of the season?

[kcdcchef]

No human chess match this year.  It has been announced; HOWEVER, the scenario this year is supposed to end in a big brawl!  It should be a lot of fun!

For some reason Butch, they keep coming on their FB page saying it's still a possibility. I would wonder how, it is 8 weeks from zero hour, they would need to be producing it here pretty darned soon! Are you going off the same info I am going off of, the disclaimer Cliff/Devin put on the performers webpage? that is what I am going off of, but the KCRF continues to deny it on FB, saying, it MIGHT still happen.

Oh, Craigmeister, the big brawl is part of the scenario, it is a daily thing at 515 I believe. Which, puts it right in the middle of the Pub sing darnit!

[Butch]

My son is on cast this year, so I get it from his source.  They are planning on no human chess match this year.  They are planning on this big brawl every day, which should be lots of fun!

[kcdcchef]

Go look at the KCRF Facebook page, they are saying no decision, is my point. You keep saying "no human chess", and although I am friends with a number of performers myself, Madame Red and Devin from Jolly Rogers, as well as a couple vendors and other performers who all tell me it's off,  KCRF is still denying chess is off. Go look at their Facebook, they keep saying no decision has been made yet.

[Butch]

Well, who knows really until the very end?

[kcdcchef]

Oh, not trying to argue with you Butch! Just sayin' they keep saying on FB there is chess. It is weird one side says yes and the other says no ( performers say no, mgmt says yes ) Odd. Perhaps whomever runs their FB page is an intern and out of the loop. Or perhaps MGMT has something up their sleeve and hasn't told the performers, it really is just now getting to crunch time on rehearsals, 9 weeks out. I know they did a MGMT produced chess match a few years back, it was basically recycled material from previous years, but wasn't too shabby. Well, I will say this though, this brawl thing sounds COOL!