Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!

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Ovyron
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!

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And about how much spare money you have. The luxury of buying a board that moves chess pieces itself a bit faster than the one you already have.
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Nay Lin Tun
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The project was cancelled.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/so ... -e-board-0

It is good for kickstarter to maintain their reputation. There are people who collected details to present media.

They push the kickstarter to stop the scam or spread the news via dailymail etc.
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Summary of the project in a short video!!

https://www.captiongenerator.com/168742 ... ess-boards
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The scam continues. Here's an email I received:
Following our successful campaign in Japan, we open our crowdfunding campaign to the rest of the world.

Do not miss the opportunity to get your REGIUM e-Board at the best price!! 
https://crowdfunding.regiumchess.com/regium

They have created their own crowdfunding site.

Steve
http://www.chessprogramming.net - Maverick Chess Engine
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Steve Maughan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:48 pm
They have created their own crowdfunding site.
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Verrrrrry impressive. :lol:
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BrendanJNorman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:31 pm Image

Verrrrrry impressive. :lol:
What is this red circle about?
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Ovyron wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:35 pmWhat is this red circle about?
About basic chess knowledge, I guess... :?
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Tibono wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:40 pm
Ovyron wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:35 pmWhat is this red circle about?
About basic chess knowledge, I guess... :?
I guess. :wink:
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Ha, and I did my best to figure out what was fake in the picture, looks like it was legitimately made by someone that didn't know how to arrange the pieces.

Like me, I guess :lol:
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Maybe they wanted to show off that their fake device can handle FRC.
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