Sonic the Hedgehog Chess Set Collection

Sonic the Hedgehog Chess Set Collection was a fortnightly partwork series published by Hachette Partworks in the United Kingdom. Each issue came with a hand-painted chess piece modeled after a Sonic the Hedgehog series character.

The magazine was launched in 2011. The first few issues were available at select branches of UK shops, such as Asda, presumably as a trial run. However, the series was officially cancelled in May 2011, with subscribers never receiving a single issue.

Overview
Each issue came with a different Sonic series themed chess piece, which was the main selling point of the publication. The magazine itself contained guides on how to play chess, character profiles and comics reprinted from Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Issue 1 had a special introductory price of £1.99, and issue 2 was £3.99. Issue 3 onwards would cost £6.99.

Issue 1 came with a free chess board and starter characters (in lieu of a full set of sculpted chess pieces) so that the buyer could begin playing chess immediately.

Subscribers who started their subscription with issues 1, 2, 3 or 4 were to receive a free Sonic Keyring, Sonic Alarm Clock and Sonic Shoulder Bag. However, the series was cancelled before subscribers received anything.

List of issues
Issue 1
 * Chess piece: Sonic (Knight)
 * Free gifts: Chess board and starter characters
 * Comic: Trouble with Grrrls! from Sonic the Hedgehog #111