VENTUREBOARD 6 Inches Magnetic Unique Chess Set Board Game - 2 Extra Queens - Folding Board, Portable Travel Chess Board Game Pieces - Orange/Grey

This is the best travel chess set you can buy! It packs down conveniently, and most importantly--the magnets are strong. The board is solid too and doesn't feel cheap or flimsy. It has the algebraic notation which is perfect for teaching kids and the board is big enough so it doesn't feel too crowded when all the pieces are on the board. Also, I emailed the owner directly and he was super cool to work with. Definitely support this business and buy one of each size. These make great birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, and office gifts for those who like board games! If you know a chess enthusiast, just buy it already for them!

VENTUREBOARD Magnetic Chess Set: This is a great travel set for flying or road-tripping. It is extremely compact; about as small is it can get without being unplayable. It can easily fit into a small backpack or purse. The magnets are very strong, so you can roll up the board mid-game, throw it into a bag, and finish the game later. I like how it came with two extra queens, and two extra blank pieces, along with stickers of every piece in case you lose some. The board feels very well put together and built to last. The included carrying bag is decent. All that being said, I don't recommend this unless you need a very small set. It is just a lot more difficult to play than the larger, 15" folding travel sets due to the small piece size. But if you want the most compact and functional travel set, you will not be disappointed.

Very nice and compact set. The pieces are a little smaller than I thought they would be and are sometimes hard to grab with big fingers, but I love how it rolls up mid game and the pieces stay in place.

First of all, this is my go-to board when I'm reading my chess books or traveling. The idea for this magnetic, rollable, place-saving, size of a water bottle travel chess set is genius! I'm so glad I bought this as it's way better than trying to move tiny magnetic discs on a checkbook style pocket board. That being said, there are a few things I think could make it even better. The good: - When I first received my Venture Board a handful of the pieces had magnets that has fallen out. I reached out to the company (on a Saturday night no less) and they responded instantly! Sent me replacements for the pieces with magnet issues. That is an A+ for customer service. - Magnets are pretty strong. The pieces don't stay perfectly in place when in storage mode and in my backpack, but they aren't all over the place either. Just some little piece adjustments here and there and we are back to the saved position. A must for going through chess books a little bit at a time. -Build quality feels solid! I'm not worried about this board at all. The wish list: - I wish the print on the pieces stood out more. Especially the white print on the black pieces. I don't have the greatest eye sight so that contrast/pop of maybe a thicker line for the image or a brighter white on the black pieces would be extremely awesome! - As they come, the pieces can't slide across the board because of the bottom corner being a sharp "90°" angle (it might not be exactly 90° but you get what I mean). The sharp corner catches on the groove of the folds. This can be easily fixed with rounding the bottom corners (which I did with some light sanding) or adding a camfer. That way the corner doesn't get snagged on the lip of the folds. - I think the file notations on the board should be lower case. a, b, c... instead of A, B, C to follow the algebraic notation on most boards, in most books, and websites out there. Capital letters are for pieces notation, not file notation. That's just a design preference though. All in all I would absolutely buy this again, but it could be even better with some small, subtle changes. Great travel chess board. (Also, the photo showing off the shape of the pieces with the bishop outlined is set up incorrectly. White King doesn't start on d1. I'm sure that was mistake on the photographers part, but I'd Photoshop that real quick so chess players aren't put off)

This cool mini magnetic travel chess set has a “wow-factor” that my students can appreciate. I lead the chess club at the private school that I work at. The boards we have a various and vast, but this small board keeps getting requested at every one of our meetings. I believe it is popular because of the pros: it can roll up into the shape of a soda can, it rolls up like an armadillo to be all sturdy and solid, it can save the game pieces in place, it comes with 2 extra Queens and 2 blanks (and the stickers for them), and the set just plain looks cool. I found the cons to be: the pictures on the pieces are designed to be visible to the using player, making all the opponents piece pictures viewed upside down (and therefore making it less beginner-friendly), the pieces are somewhat hard to grab for people with thicker fingers and they sometimes stick together when lifted, the pieces are not able to slide across the files because of the gaps between the segments, the pieces shift around significantly while the board is in the rolled-up travel mode if it is moved around fast, shaken, or dropped, and lastly, replacement pieces are not cheap. Okay, maybe the last con was a bit of a stretch, but they should be less expensive for what they are. In conclusion, this board may still be a travel chess set and is not at all the ideal or perfect chess board, it may be steep in cost for what it is, it may not be the easiest to use or even work the way it should. But, wow, is this board cool. Most fans of Chess will agree that this set is the best travel board for any chess enthusiast to have.

Great travel chessboard! The strong magnets keep the pieces in place even when dropped. The pieces are small but the compact board makes it easy to take anywhere. Games can start while field side, continue in the car and wrap up back at home without concern of the board getting mixed up. I am so happy with this purchase and plan to buy more as gifts for all the chess lovers in my live

This chess set can be readily rolled-up and put-away. Conversely, it’s easily re-deployed when required. But will it preserve the chess piece positions? To a large extent, it will. Some of the positions will shift if this chess roll-up is bounced around in say a backpack. However, the preservation of the state of play is good enough. Yet, this isn’t its greatest strength. The important bit here is that it’s actually difficult to drop or loose a piece and there’s more. - The size and proportions of the set fills your perspective when this chess set is held in your hand. To your mind’s eye, it appears as a full-sized board thus making the game-play easier to appreciate. - Extra queens and two other extra pieces are included. - I’ve had the kit for two weeks now and it appears to be sturdy and well made. The inclusion of a tie-bag is a nice touch. - Delivery from Columbus, Ohio to my place in Europe was under three days - utterly amazing!

This travel chess set is fantastic. It is lightweight and easy to carry, durable and low-maintenance, and enjoyable and simple to use. Many travel chess sets are great in theory, but finicky and frustrating to actually play. Not this one. We have found it to be a great alternative to a full-sized chessboard. We especially like the way the pieces are easy to move and to identify, the way the pieces stay in place even when the board is packed away and transported, and the amount of space provided on the edges of the board to store captured pieces comfortably during a game. All in all, a very clever product.