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Saw these weird statue-like things in a parking lot (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 351 points 8 months ago (33 children)

Those are pieces of an onyx chess set. I used to have that exact set. Here's an example from ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276268677793?itmmeta=01HQGDMT5HNWBF8YNWTDN1Q1D5

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Same. I think I got it on a spring break in Mexico. I vaguely remember quite a few people having them.

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