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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great chess board at this price point!
This is a very nice chess set at this price. It is relatively heavy and it is rugged. It is a large board with easy to identify pieces and makes an excellent first set for anyone serious about chess. I purchased one of these as a Christmas present for a youngster and was very pleased.
Published on December 23, 2006 by Patrick D. Goonan
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great board, cheapo chess pieces
As the other reviewers have mentioned, the board is gorgeous and well made, but the pieces are of a low quality and are not weighted. So I recommend you buy a nice mini rosewood staunton weighted set as I did for this board-- rosewoood and boxwood chess pieces compliment the board beautifully! Check out the board with my rosewood pieces on the *view customer images*...
Published on June 7, 2009 by Adriana Navarro
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great chess board at this price point!,
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This review is from: WE Games 16" Camphor Folding Chess Set (Toy)
This is a very nice chess set at this price. It is relatively heavy and it is rugged. It is a large board with easy to identify pieces and makes an excellent first set for anyone serious about chess. I purchased one of these as a Christmas present for a youngster and was very pleased.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great board, cheapo chess pieces,
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: WE Games 16" Camphor Folding Chess Set (Toy)
As the other reviewers have mentioned, the board is gorgeous and well made, but the pieces are of a low quality and are not weighted. So I recommend you buy a nice mini rosewood staunton weighted set as I did for this board-- rosewoood and boxwood chess pieces compliment the board beautifully! Check out the board with my rosewood pieces on the *view customer images* section.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok chess set but could do better,
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: WE Games 16" Camphor Folding Chess Set (Toy)
I agree with the previous reviewer that the board is nice but the chess pieces are made of a very light weight wood and are not that well carved. They are pretty cheap and poor quality pieces. I think at this price point, the pieces should be better quality.
Although delivery seemed to take a long time, it was within the estimated timeframe given and the seller made extra efforts to make us happy about the purchase although it was not necessary.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice board; pieces not so nice,
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: WE Games 16" Camphor Folding Chess Set (Toy)
The board is well made and has a nice appearance. The two halves close with a magnetic latch. The interior is felt lined and has elastic straps to hold the pieces in place so they don't rattle around. The strap is a nice thought, but honestly, who is going to bother carefully tucking in each of the 32 chess men after each game?
My beef with this is not the board, but the pieces. They are made of wood, but perhaps balsa wood. They are very light, and at least my set still has lot of wood burrs that weren't sanded off and were simply shellac'd over. Worst of all, though, is that the pieces are not weighted. That is a major sin, contributing to the cheap "hand feel." Any slight knock of the board, which is common when playing with kids (which is why I got this), and half a dozen pieces topple over. I'm keeping the board, but I'll be shopping for a new set of pieces. |
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