Kickstarter

Receive a thank-you e-mail from me, complete with photos of the final product, photos of willing sculptors, and (unless you request otherwise) an acknowledgment of the amount you pledged.

Receive a printed thank-you letter from me and the sculptors, signed by the sculptors who have their parents' permission and a desire to add their signatures. The timing and amount of your pledge(s) will be included, if you wish.

Receive an autographed copy of my puzzle book "Clue Loops: Sizes Four and Five." It contains forty unique puzzles, one of which Helena Singleton created at age nine.

Receive an autographed copy of my puzzle book "Clue Loops." One hundred and twelve puzzles will provide hours of rewarding mental exercise at your convenience!

Receive a copy of the video "The Making of The World's Largest Omega Chess Set." This video will show you how to assemble a team of sculptors, and how to build a giant chess set that can be used to play regular chess, omega chess or Dunsany's chess. (See the article I wrote about Dunsany's chess on Wikipedia.) This is physical AND mental exercise equipment at its finest and most affordable! Suggestions on where and how to store it, and how to fund its construction, will also be included.

A plaque or a framed certificate (you choose), signed by Robert Singleton and featuring your name, the name of your business, and the amount you contributed to the project. You may include your company logo and/or a photo on the certificate. Also, you will receive a custom-colored, standard-size chess set. Choose any two solid colors for the two teams.

If this project reaches $1000 by May 30th, those who pledge $50 or more can vote on whether or not we will make this chess set out of hemp papier mache! What a great way to publicize the suitability of hemp for hundreds of uses. If your pledges add up to $50 by 5 pm on May 31st, you get to vote on June first, 2012. You will vote by sending me an e-mail. The results of the voting will be announced in an update by June third. Additional methods of publicizing will be considered.

Rent the Completed Chess Pieces and Mat for only $50 per day if you are in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County or San Bernardino County. This includes the right to allow people to play with it. Also you can display your company's logo next to the set, along with a sign that contains your message. Thirdly, you can take photos and video. The $50 helps me and my team to cover the costs of storage, transportation, coordination, preservation, et cetera. Please reserve it at least one week in advance on a first to pay, first in line basis. Please note that if someone pledges $800 or more, that backer may choose to charge up to $100 per day to rent out the set.

You will receive a giant omega chess set, and YOU get to CHOOSE a different solid color for each of the three teams. We will assemble enough sets for every backer at the $300 level or above to receive their own.

1) CHOOSE UP TO THREE COLORS PER TEAM, and design how those colors will be displayed on each piece! and 2) Keep the original omega chess set wherever you choose! You will be under no obligation to rent it out to anyone except those who pledged $100 or more, if they request it. You get to set the terms: How many days in advance you require, and how much they pay per day, (up to $100), et cetera. This is mental and physical exercise equipment at its finest! For attracting clients to your business and generating buzz, word of mouth and client retention, there's nothing else in the world like it!! Please note that if two backers contribute $600 each, then they are each eligible to receive a complete set. In other words, we will construct sisty-six more chess pieces, 22 of each color.