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Chess Set Rigged Wire Detonator
A concealed chess set rigged as a dual-purpose weapon, containing both explosives and a chemical degassing mechanism. A brass detonator pin dangles from the underside of the chessboard, its copper wire leads snaking between wooden slats to hidden explosive charges beneath the table. A visible yellow detonator wire (sometimes attached near a records cabinet) connects the mechanism. Thin wires run from the queen piece (though the pin itself triggers on King piece contact) to a pressure-plate detonator, designed to trigger simultaneous explosions and toxic gas release when any piece is moved or the board is disturbed. Originally intended as Fenric's trap during a game in Millington's office.
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