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Ralph Lauren makes a few luxury games, including the Hammond Chess set:
Nickel and leather, with a modernist design. $1995.
They also make a Checkers set ($295) and a Backgammon set ($695), both under the name Rowan.
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For the Chess player who has everything, eh? If you’ve got the spare cash, it looks minted. The question is, did the idea for a $2000 chess set come ‘before’ or ‘after’ the scotch?