Like chess? Love Mario? Try the Super Mario Bros. chess set

CNET's CRAVE posted on a cool new Super Mario Bros. chess set being sold through Think Geek. Mario geeks might be keen to know that Luigi is the chess board's Queen piece. Non-Mario geeks probably won't care either way.

We can't see Gary Kasparov sitting down for a championship game of chess on the Super Mario Bros. chess board, though in fairness he does have form in this area.

Christmas is not too far away, so save yourself the strain of coming up with a quirky idea for what to buy that special someone (children or adults), who love their games. That is if you're not looking to buy the Nintendo Wii, which has just dropped in price to compete with Xbox360 and the Playstation 3.

The Super Mario chess set is priced at US$39.99 and international shipping is available.

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