My $2 thrift store chess set lost a knight, so I made a new one from a hotel soap bar

Paul Martinez · 2026-10-02T10:30:03.369973+00:00

I was playing my buddy in the park near my apartment in Austin when our last knight went missing in the grass, and the game was basically over. Instead of buying a new set, I carved a replacement piece out of a tiny soap bar I swiped from a Holiday Inn, and we finished the match with it sitting right there on the board. It worked fine for 3 more games, but the soap kept sliding across the squares. Anyone else ever replace a game piece with random stuff from around the house?

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