Lcd Chess & Checkers

by Excalibur

Product Features

• handheld

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000K4XILO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,368 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

handheld

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect in all ways!, January 9, 2008

By 

Amy Conners "Vintage Home Woodworking" (San Jose, Ca.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lcd Chess & Checkers (Toy)

I have been playing chess since I was a young boy. Now in my 40's I still play everyday. My brother gave me this excalibur for chirstmas in 2001. I keep it next to my bed and play it every night. The product discription does not give it very much information. first of all there are 199 levels. I am a good player and I can't win higher than level 10. There are 100 different openings to learn from when played in opening play mode. Easy switch between playing white or black. Hint button. Score mode. Undo. Several differnt options. Comes with a detailed manual. I wish I could be more detailed. However, that does bring me to why I'm here, typing this at night, laying in bed.
Now, in 2008, after this many years of daily abuse, after thousands of miles traveled by car, after a few cruises, a wedding in Hawaii, thousands of baths, and a few hunderd drops onto the floor or ground - my trusty freind finally gave out! However, in that time, the screen never scratched, cracked or gave out. The casing never cracked or scuffed. The three AAA batteries were held securely in thier case by a screw-lid and required changing only three times.
After reviewing all the chess games here, this Excalibur still looks like the best. I have an electonic game that has pieces but I never play that one because of the darn pieces So as soon as I finish this sentence I'm going to buy one to replace the one my brother gave me 7 years ago.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good choice but...., January 3, 2007

By 

hsassan (Hanover, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lcd Chess & Checkers (Toy)

I really like it but be aware that the screen is way too small and hard to see. I however set up a regular chess set in front me and transfer the game from the hand set to that so I can see and think easilly. Everything else about it is great!!

hsassan

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handheld LCD Chess Game, April 7, 2008

By 

Mike P. (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lcd Chess & Checkers (Toy)

So far, the game is good. It allows you to play against the computer or against another person (though I have not tried the latter yet). It remembers your current game, allowing you to shut down and turn it on later and pick up where you left off. It rates your play based on your performance against the various levels, AND it only takes into consideration games which you tell it to, so someone else can play the game and it will not effect your rating. It takes a little getting used to the controls to move the pieces around, which is only annoying because the error "beep" sounds whenever you do that and there is no way to shut that off. Other sounds you can shut off, but not that. So it makes playing it in a private place (plane flight for example) difficult when you don't want to bother others. The only other negative that I have encounterd so far is that the "on" button is activated too easily: one bump on it in your bag and it will turn on. I suppose you could remove the batteries during transit, but then I am not sure if it will lose its memory.