Customer Reviews

Transformers Chess Set

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This is a great item for a Transformer's fan, but defiantly not for someone who intends to use this to actually play chess. Each piece has the symbol of the chess piece it represents, but it does become a bit of a hassle to constantly check which piece is what short of memorizing which transformer represents each piece.

The pieces are a sort of soft plastic material, and the whole set has a smell of spray paint. Again, great collectors item, but not recommended for those who wish to play chess with this chess set.

Bought for my 7-year-old chess lover as a birthday gift.

Minor annoyances:

1) The pieces look like pewter but are really plastic. However, they seem sturdy and none have broken yet.

2) I find it difficult to tell the difference between some of the pieces; there is a chess icon on the bottom of each piece for reference. I have to constantly look for the icon to tell which piece it is. On the other hand, my son knows the transformer pieces perfectly!

Overall, my son loves the transformers chess set and plays with it every day.

I am using this game to teach my 6 year old how to play chess. I needed a set that would spark his interest in the game. He is doing well on learning how to play because he loves the Transformers and the "good guys" versus the "bad guys". After one game he was able to remember how most of the pieces move. We do have to constantly look at the symbols on the pieces to figure out what they represent because the figures that the game uses are in no way representative of the traditional pieces. However, I do think that this is still a good starter set for new young players. I figure that once my son really knows how to play, we will get him a set with traditional pieces.

My brother is a die hard transformer fan and he loves to play chess so i thought this would be a great gift. the only down fall i have to this product is 2 things.
1. The plastic smell that seems to linger that we hope eventually will go away
2. the peices are hard to read. we got this so he could teach his girlfriend and its difficult to tell what peice is what.

I recommend this game for more of a collecters item then one to use.

We love chess sets at our house and I thought this would be an awesome addition. The pieces are just okay. They're decently durable unless you have smaller children visit and then I wouldn't leave the set out. Also, the pieces aren't real easy to differentiate, so only the super geeks (which we have some in our family) will be able to really play without inspecting the pieces before their move. Still, the set looks pretty cool on display. :)

my son is 6 and has been in the chess club for the past 7 months. he knows the moves and the pieces so i wasn't nervous about getting his this set. he knew right away which piece was what and played without any problems. i didn't notice any funny plastic smell and even though the pieces look like pewter, they are durable plastic, which is just fine with him and me. it's a good set and it made him happy and he can't wait to take the set to school and show it off to his buddies.

My 13 year old son really enjoyed receiving the Transformers chess set for his birthday. My only disappointment was that the pieces were plastic rather than some sort of metal. It is neat that the pieces all have the traditional labels on their bottoms to help younger children learn the fundamentals of chess while having a cool & popular game to play. All-in-all, a good value for buyers.

We used this as an incentive for my 9-yr-old to get straight A's on his report card. He did it and couldn't wait for it to come in. I ordered it ahead of time and was able to give it to him the evening he got his report card. He (and my husband) love it.

My grandsons were overjoyed with their favoite transformers being used as a chess set. This set is sturdy and perfect for little hads to use as they master their chess games. A super value.

I bought this for my grandson on his 13th birthday. He loves it. He is a big fan of Transformers--both movies and action figures.