Customer Reviews

Checkers / Chess / Backgammon ( Folding Board )

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It was absolutely amazing to me when my daughter asked me to buy her checkers and all I could find were "ten in one" sets or "Disney" or "Dora the Explorer" checkers in stores. I didn't feel like paying twenty dollars or more for "product placement" and my daughter is young so I wanted her to learn this fun board game with regular-sized black and red checkers on a safe durable simple board.

We are all very happy with this triple combination set. I play chess so I don't have to worry about bringing out the expensive set all the time, my wife plays Backgammon and my daughter couldn't be more thrilled with the checkers! The board is durable cardboard and it comes with extra checker pieces, as well as everything you need to play all three games. On the whole, a great set well worth the price we paid! I recommend this triple combination set to you wholeheartedly.

We really searched for the kind of chess set we had when we were kids. This was the closest we found. The picture on the front of the box has black checkers on it, but there are no black checkers in the box; only red and white. The chess pieces are nice, and like the kind I had growing up in the seventies. The board and box are a little flimsy, but okay. My 7 year old son plays with one of us (mom or dad) almost daily and it is still in great condition after several months.

This checkers/chess set is such a disappointment. Here are the problems:

* The board is very thin and flimsy. (And it's 15" X 15", FYI)
* The checkers are smaller than they should be, plus they won't stack.
* The chess pieces have no weight to them, and are small as well.
* Worst of all - there was a terrible smell to the set when it arrived. This smell was from the checkers, and also the chess pieces. They smelled like an oil spill! A terrible, chemical smell. (It actually made my eyes water.) I soaked the pieces in soapy water for awhile, which helped a bit.

I should have gone to a chess website and spent $5-$10 more for a good set. I could have gotten weighted chess pieces, good checkers, and a regulation 20" X 20" board (the type you roll up and can carry anywhere). That's what I'm going to do right now.

The lesson: seek out and be willing to pay a little more for quality goods that will last. Be wary of products from China - many are junk!

Flimsy board. Very small pieces. Not like the one I grew up with, but I guess about what should have expected for the price.

i bought the checkers board game and even though the board is soft and flimsy i really enjoy playing it.it came brand new and not one piece was missing i have so much fun and when i bored i just go get my game and play with my hubby!

The game was for my grandchildren. But I thought the game board was to thin not made like it use to be and the cardboard that it came it was so
flimsy that it just fell apart and ripped so easly.

I was looking for the lowest priced chess sets around. Searched all the local wholesale outlets but ended up going online for the best deal.

As I near my 85th birthday I seek an appropriate pass-time. I have always enjoyed seeing old men sitting in the park and playing various board games or the like.
Since I didn't know too much about chess and checkers and that sort of games I decided to learn them so I ordered a beginners' board and "How To" book from Amazon.
I will get around to actually learning how to fully enjoy them soon. So, I look forward to "manana"!