Customer Reviews

Wooden Shogi Game Set Japanese Chess Table Board

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This set just isn't especially well made. The main complaints are that the set's sliding storage drawer can't seem to hold the pieces in any organized fashion, leaving you to try and cram them all in there before you close it up. Also, the pieces are all made from very cheap wood with many of the symbols on them printed in a somewhat blurry and rough manner. I'll admit, however that this didn't pose any actual problems in identifying the pieces. All in all, I'd say this set is very playable, but not good if you're trying to find a fancy looking set. However, I'll note that this set would be easy to travel with, since it's actually quite small in size (approximate measurement is about 1 1/5ths the size of your average textbook in surface size, and shorter than the height of a tennis shoe) and its sliding storage drawer seems to hold pretty well when bumped.

This small shogi set does everything needed and nothing more. Reading the other reviews I was worried, but the pieces fit in the drawer just fine, and the koma (the pieces) are very clear and comfortable to handle. This is not the equivalent of a cheap chess set one finds in the grocery store for $4.99, but rather the equivalent of a $15 - $30 nice but not fancy wooden standard chess set. It is rather small, but given the options available in USA, this is just fine without going under the threshold of totally cheep'o. I like it.

Pro's

-Board itself is quite well made from finished/smooth wood.

-Decent Instructions

-Quick Delivery

Con's

-Scrap wood pieces. Some discolored or slightly mishapen. Some have rough edges from not getting sanded down enough. In my order, some of the japanese writing on the pieces was faded, and one even came with a side completely blank! (It was a knight)

-Board is very small. If you play with someone on a standard dining/kitchen table, you will both have to lean over quite a bit to reach the board.

-Will not replace your order. If you get a defective piece, like I did, then Amazon won't replace it.

-Drawer that pieces come in cannot house them effectively. It doesn't have enough room to organize the pieces.

Conclusion

-It may be hard to find a good reasonably priced set on the internet, but there are still better options then this. The board is nice but too small. The pieces are of poor quality.

I would honestly go for a plastic/magnetic set over this.

If you want a decent wooden set, look elsewhere. This one just isn't passable.

2/5

This was a really nice Shogi set it had many good things about it and very few bad things. One good thing is that it could last you a long time if you treat it well.Another good thing is that it has a cabinet to store the pieces and it even brought 2 extra pawns. One bad thing is that the pieces where rather small but that was fine. One last thing is that the board lines could be easy scratched off so don't drag the pieces hard or scratch it. Over all this was a nice shogi piece set and board and i enjoyed it. :)

The game it self is a lot of fun it makes you think but...

1. this set is cheep >.< or at least the tiles are the bored is alright
the wood used to make the tiles is cheep ~__~.

2. the tiles don't fit into the bottom tray well at all it a pain to try to jam them all inside it.

3. some of the sides of the tiles didn't get sanded down at all so there still rough from cutting little chips were ripped off the corners from when they cut the tiles too

4. a lot of the tiles are miss shaped and don't meet up in the middle.

the bored it self is nice though its just the tiles are all messed up and they don't fit into the bottom of the bored well >.<

fun game though.

This modestly priced Shogi board includes some attractive wooden pieces. The pieces are stored in a hidden magnetically closed drawer that hides from view. It takes a pretty good push to open the drawer, so the pieces remain securely stored. One thing I do have a minor gripe with is the fact that the feet of the table do not have a non-slip surface, just the bare wood. Even a felt surface might have been preferable. But overall, I have no real complaints.

My son bought this game and loves it. we have no problems with the drawer and all the pieces fit inside with no problems. I am slowly learning the game and its quite a challenge.

I bought this item for my grandson (with his money) and when I asked if he liked it, he said he loves it. He's 13.

This was a great price and value for a quality piece. It was given as a gift, and they loved it!