Game of Pawns (game show) Dealing in everything from celebrity cars to antique guns, they never know just what – or who – will walk through the door next. At Branson Pawn, every day’s a gamble. Scott and Brian give each customer three questions. If they get two of the three right, the customer gets their price. If not, the house wins and Brian and Scott get their price. This show runs on the Discovery Channel globally as re-runs and had its debut in 2013 with eight original episodes. Game of Pawns was produced by Highnoon Entertainment, a production company in Denver, Colorado, that has
Grand Chess game site Mindsports. Past title holders included R. Wayne Schmittberger (1998, 1999) and John Vehre (2001). Grand Chess tournaments were held annually beginning in 1998 by the (now defunct) correspondence game club NOST. The pieces are placed on the players' first and second ranks, respectively, with the rooks alone on the players' first ranks. The pawns are placed on the players' third ranks. Since the rooks are not blocked as much by the other pieces as in standard chess, it is easier for them to activate earlier in the game. A pawn that reaches a player's eighth or ninth ranks