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Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:09 pm
by Paul McKeown
Is there any supplier left for pairing cards, with currently deliverable stock?
Ditto pairing boards?
Re: Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:55 pm
by Richard Thursby
From a Google search, so maybe you have already investigated!?
Pairing cards:
https://onionschess.co.uk/content/7-rou ... -cards-100
Pairing boards:
https://mikebasmanchess.com/chess-equipment/ (search for "pairing board")
Re: Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:51 pm
by Paul McKeown
Thank you, Richard, for trying to help, appreciated.
However, I am not about to rush out and buy pairing boards at £35 each!
Nor do I find pairing cards with space for 7 games only useful.
I may arrange for a printer to satisfy Richmond Junior's needs for pairing cards - we get through about 1,000 per annum, so I would hope we can get a reasonable deal if we ask around.
The issue with pairing boards is more difficult. I guess we shall have to begin by making repairs to our damaged ones.
I know we have mostly gone to mechanised pairings, but running junior clubs and school clubs often requires less formal pairing methods.
I am sure that if a supplier actually made the effort, they would still find a ready, viable market for both pairing boards and cards.
Re: Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:59 pm
by Angus French
Paul McKeown wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:51 pm
Thank you, Richard, for trying to help, appreciated.
However, I am not about to rush out and buy pairing boards at £35 each!
Nor do I find pairing cards with space for 7 games only useful.
I may arrange for a printer to satisfy Richmond Junior's needs for pairing cards - we get through about 1,000 per annum, so I would hope we can get a reasonable deal if we ask around.
The issue with pairing boards is more difficult. I guess we shall have to begin by making repairs to our damaged ones.
I know we have mostly gone to mechanised pairings, but running junior clubs and school clubs often requires less formal pairing methods.
I am sure that if a supplier actually made the effort, they would still find a ready, viable market for both pairing boards and cards.
Could you not make your own pairing boards and cards - and perhaps post on here how you did it?
Re: Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:30 pm
by Paul McKeown
Angus French wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:59 pm
Could you not make your own pairing boards and cards - and perhaps post on here how you did it?
Angus, I will probably personally sort out the design and printing of suitable pairing cards, as I'm able to do the necessary DTP work myself. However, I doubt I will make pairing cards, my craft skills being located at the bodgier end of the spectrum.
Re: Pairing Cards & Pairing Boards
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:14 pm
by John Upham
How much are Tim Onions boards? I've always found them to be good value.