As part of the London Design Festival 2009, a giant chess set by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has been erected in Trafalgar Square until Wed, Sept 23.

The ceramic pieces on wooden bases, strengthened with metal, can be moved around on the glass mosaic board. The public is encouraged to play and/or watch.

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Carencro, LA: Three men arrested after robbing a dice game. (source)

Centralia, IL: Police make a drug arrest while investigating an illegal dice game. (source)

Pattay, Thailand: Twenty men and women arrested for playing Hi-Lo dice game. (source)

Rochester, NY: Man gets stabbed trying to break up an argument in a Dominoes game. (source)

Nashville, TN: Man shoots two dead at a dice game. Drugs may have been involved. (source)

Northern Territory, Australia: Volunteer at refugee center let girls play card games on his computer and then molested them. (source)

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Gren was a very popular cartoonist in Wales for 45 years, eventually receiving an MBE for his work. He died in 2007.

Before he left, he designed and illustrated the Rugby Addicts board game (one of his favorite topics). It’s a dice-based family game, with instructions on DVD. See a review on BGG.

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