Da Vinci 16" Wood 3-in-1 Chess, Checkers, & Backgammon Set

by Da Vinci

Product Features

• Wood 16" Chess & Checkers Board, Reversible for Backgammon
• 32 Chessmen - 2.5" high Kings
• Wooden game pieces for Checkers or Backgammon
• 5 Dice Included
• Folds in half for easy storage. Pieces store inside the case.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002KB5V6K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,607 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Da Vinci 3 in 1 wood Chess, Checkers & Backgammon Game Set. The ultimate in home gaming set. Play Chess, Checkers & Backgammon with just 1 set with 16" wooden board that folds in half to store the game pieces.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality, low Price!, November 23, 2009

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Brant A. Hughes "deep thinker" (East Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Da Vinci 16" Wood 3-in-1 Chess, Checkers, & Backgammon Set (Toy)

This set is reviewed as a toy, which I would hardly call a chess set, but that's Amazon's call, not mine.

After almost fifty years (gulp) my first Drueke chess set died of old age. I wanted to replace it with a nice stone set, but could not find one I liked at a decent price. This is a very attractive set, with the added bonus of a backgammon board on the reverse, the backgammon markers allow you to play checkers as well. I was amazed at what I received, nice veneered board, wood pieces, at a ridiculously low price! The set is probaly not durable enough for rambunctious kids, but then you shouldn't be hitting your little brother over the head with it! I can't think of a better learning medium to develop young minds than chess, and this set is a bargain for beginners and masters alike!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pathetic quality, January 25, 2010

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O. Moskalenko (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Da Vinci 16" Wood 3-in-1 Chess, Checkers, & Backgammon Set (Toy)

I've looked at virtually all chess/checkers sets sold on amazon.com for less then $50 before placing an order for this one. The price was actually on the higher end of the inexpensive range, so I hoped for a reasonable trade-off between having three games - chess, checkers, and backgammon - in a board that can hold all the pieces and can be carried and the build quality. In the end, I was disappointed by how cheap every part of the set looked and felt. I paid $35 for it and it feels like it was $20 more than it should have cost. There are too many problems to list, so I'll just give examples: pieces are uneven - many checkers are oval or have irregular shape; chess pieces are rough; felt on the bottom is easily stripped off; lighter and darker backgammon points are very difficult to distinguish; the board is very crudely put together; one of the magnetic bars that hold the two parts of the board together when closed fell out right away and had to be glued back in; virtually none of the squares fit together evenly; wood is covered very unevenly and is very rough in places. All-in-all, look elsewhere for a product that you would enjoy having around without having guilty for throwing money to such a shoddy manufacturer and keeping them in business to perpetuate the misery they inflict on their customers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap, February 25, 2011

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jinglejangle - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Da Vinci 16" Wood 3-in-1 Chess, Checkers, & Backgammon Set (Toy)

This product is cheap looking. The pieces are small and unimpressive. I love to play chess with my husband, and this does the trick. However,it is not something I would buy again if I knew what it looked like.