We all remember that chess set from the X-Men movie. So eloquent and thought provoking. Are the frosted pieces the 'black' pieces because they're darker than the translucent pieces? Or are they the white pieces because they're literally whiter? It was a chess set that instantly became popular, and copied to death.

Well I saw its Japanese equivalent in Tokyo the other day, and snapped this shot for you. Of course shogi doesn't have different colored pieces...