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C2 · Level 0 · No electricity
Dumb as a rock
Jaques Staunton chess set
A weighted boxwood Staunton chess set with a folding board.
$150–400Buy on Jaques of London
Estimate. Prices change.
Thirty-two pieces of boxwood, a board and a lifetime of openings, from the firm that made the original Staunton set. It needs no updates and no account, and it works across the kitchen table with your grandmother.
- Repairable
- Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
- Calm
- Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.
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