The working man's chess set

A blue collar twist on the royal game, the Tool Chess Set consists of 32 hefty pieces fashioned from painted nuts, bolts, and tiny metal add-ons that crudely resemble traditional king, queen, rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns, and — depending on how intense your gameplay gets — could be used to literally cripple your opponent.

Each set comes with its own green and white roll-up vinyl checkerboard, and everything's conveniently packaged in a meticulously organized foam-lined authentic toolbox.


Joe McGauley is a senior editor for Supercompressor where he heads up Home coverage and red hair-having.