Cardinal Solid Wood Checkers

by Cardinal Industries

Product Features

• Solid Wood Reversible Game Board
• Wood Playing Pieces
• 2 Games on 1 Gameboard
• 5 Years + Up

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005U5A7
• Item model number: 185
• Our recommended age: 4 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,053 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Wood Checkers/Tic Tac Toe Game

Product Description

The object of Checkers is to capture and remove all of an opponent's checkers from the game board. To remove a checker, a player must jump that checker in a forward diagonal direction and must land in a square that is vacant. Move your checker all the way across the board to have it king'd. Then your king checker can jump diagonally forward or backwards! Use your royal might to win! To win Tic Tac Toe, simply get 3 in a row horizontally, diagonally or vertically! Sturdy 11-1/4square game board designed for years of play! Includes solid wood Checker pieces, too. For 2 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lasting traditional games, September 30, 2009

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Mama C (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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I purchased the wooden chess set and the wooden checkers/tic tac toe set as gifts for my grandchildren. I wanted a traditional game for them that would hold up over the years. These products were just as advertised. They are well made and great looking. I would certainly recommend them to anyone wanting a lasting game for their collection.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent set, good value for the money, October 20, 2008

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J. Seifert (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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If you're looking for a set to play checkers (and/or tic-tac-toe), this set will probably fit the bill just fine. The gameboard and checkers themselves are solid wood, and you could probably use the gameboard as a cutting board if you grew tired of the game -- it's that thick and strong. It's currently at a nice price, too.

Some cons about this set: the included instructions are not very detailed, about one paragraph long, so hopefully you already know how to play the game. (For what it's worth, it contain several typos, too.) Clearly the company didn't invest a lot of effort in the instructions.

The checkers have an embossed pattern on one side, but in my set, one of the checkers wasn't embossed. It's not a big deal, but I think shows some lack of quality control on the part of the manufacterer.

One more thing to throw out: the gameboard smells like -- and I am not making this up -- barbecue. Maybe it's made of mesquite or something. It's a fairly strong scent, pretty much detectible the whole time while playing the game. It's not a bad smell. Who knows, it might even be a selling point if you like barbecue.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice wood set, durable, but not oak, August 26, 2009

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Rough Customer (on your six) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This is a nice wood checker set, which we bought so we can play checkers with our 5 year old grandson. The set is NOT oak...it is "oak finish" meaning it is oak stained, and made in China of some wood that looks like pine and is not as heavy as oak, nor has the fine grain of oak. The board is about 1/2" or more thick, so it is a good thick board. Checkers all have the design on one side (no one checke missing design as some mentioned) and I find no odor, unpleasant or pleasant on the set.
I think it will serve our purposes well, and last for years. Good set for the cost. Only drawback is I thought it would be oak board and it is not. Also it is just a tad small (square) I believe 10x10 inch.