"Industrial" chess set
Now that is cool.
Still my favorite is this one.
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/blog/2007/03/03/4751/
I call it Granma chess, and the value of the pices is giving in calories. As an extra tip, can use some nuts and chocolate chips for decorations. And with this, chess finally was able to match chekers on the only area it was better.