20 Best Isle Of Lewis Chess Set (2023 Updated)

This little roll is nicely made. It is a good size – and the flexibility allows it to be packed easily.

I gave this to my husband as a gift because we love to play board games and be outside. This two for one makes it easy and convenient as we spend time in the outdoors or traveling. Not to mention we LOVE the design.

Excellent quality!.

Bought this as a gift and they were thrilled. An adorable set they can’t wait to take camping. Made with the usual Pendleton quality we have all come to enjoy and expect.

This is a very attractive set, with a very nice wooden box built in, for convenient storage & carrying. It is a metallic set so it was built to be played & durable to last forever. I know I will enjoy playing this set for along time.

I recommend it for those who play !.

I bought this for my 9 year old son for Christmas. He loves it! Looks very nice and good quality. Looks very expensive. The pices are very unique and different!

What ever type of plastic the pieces are made out of feel kinda light and cheep. The “white” pieces are actually ivory, and the “board” is really thin. The case seems nice but overall, I was unimpressed with the quality of the rest.

Good quality. The board looks professional and it comes with two extra queen pieces. The pieces are magnetic and well designed but they are not heavy enough for my taste. The bag has different cool and handy compartments.

Overall great product.

This is a good value & great quality chess set. The pieces are heavy, durable, & well cut. The carry bag also has a spot to fasten in your chess clock & has a spot for pens & pad. I highly recommend this set.

I was surprised with the quality and craftsmanship. It has a royal or noble feel to it even though it was less than $100. Really quite beautiful. I am happy I bought it.

Chess sets as described. Not of fine quality, but what I expected for the price point. I was very pleased to see that there were piece holders inside.

Excellent set. Travels well. Enjoyed our matches on the beach in Puerto Rico this past weekend .

We liked the familiarity of the pieces and the wood has a good feel. The case is lined and it stays locked when transporting. We especially like the European King and Queen, they are easily recognized.

The only piece that is hard to distinguish during play is the bishop. Confused with the pawns, it could have been a little taller to make it easier to find. It made a wonderful gift for my father.

I bought this chess set to play chess with my husband and I am very pleased with the product. I like that the board is the case. I also like that it is not like a checker board, it has letters and numbers down the sides the way a chess board should have.

The inside of the case/board is lined with velvety kind of material which protects the pieces, a plus indeed. The pieces themselves are beautiful.

The king and queen are non-staunton design and done VERY well. The letters and numbers on the rank and file look like a 3rd grader did them with a wood burning kit. Over all it serves the purpose of being light, portable and affordable.

5 stars if they had printed the lettering.

I ordered this for my grandmother to give my uncle for Christmas. He loved it so much. We weren’t expecting such great quality for the price. He loves chess and collects them as well. After all these years and the different ones he has he said by far this is the best one yet.

Its magnetic which is what I was looking for so we can play this while traveling, camping, on the bed, picnic table etc. However, the magnets are so weak the pieces barely stick to the board. And I mean barely as in dont accidentally bump the board or sneeze as the pieces will fall over and roll away.

Its not much better that a regular board to be honest.

Good fit and finish. The pieces are quite well made. Love this Chess set. Good for taking with you.

The pieces are mismatching in size. And they wobble and are not sturdy. Get it for the board which Is nice for $16 at most. But you’ll have to buy new pieces.

Recently, in a conversation with his sister, my husband told me that she was hoping to purchase the above item for her granddaughter for Christmas! Well, she lives in Pittsburgh, while we live in Florida! I told him i would try to find the item online.

After visiting the local Target to see what their availability was, I went online and purchased what I had seen in the store! And, to my surprise, shipping was free! My husband’s sister, who is homebound, was absolutely delighted with our efforts to help her with a small part of her Christmas shopping! It was easy for us!.

My 10 year old son opened the gift Christmas morning ready to start our Holiday Chess tournament and the glass board was broken. The Chess pieces have felt bottoms, most all of which fell off as we removed the pieces, they are thin and flimsy, not easily re-attached, 32 new thicker felts would need to be purchased and glued on for smooth board play.

Some pieces had sharp, rough, glass edges, almost unsafe for the tips of your fingers, mainly rooks and queens.

Bought this as a Christmas present for my oldest son. Both him and my younger son have started to play. They are very competitive! As younger brothers are, he lost pieces to the chess set they would play with.

So I got my older son a set of his own and he loves it. They play with this one at home and I love to see them doing something other than fighting. Problem solved. (Little brother set was replaced as well and we now have fighting again, who’s set they are going to play with.

) #boymom.

My seven year old just discovered chess. He was very interested so we went to the local WalMart to get him his own chess set. Two different games were available. This one for about $25. 00 and another plastic set for about ten dollars.

I let him choose. He elected to buy the more expensive “nicer” set. All the way home he talked about his new chess set, the kid was really excited and happy. Well, we got home and opened the set. Poor quality.

I would not have paid more than one dollar at a thrift store or flea market or yard sale. The board was chipped, didn’t line up, color, stains are ugly, just plain junk if you ask me. Going back tomorrow for a plastic set and if that is junk we’ll play online.

It’s possible we got a bad set. It’s possible we didn’t. Wayyyyyyyyyy toooooooo much money for poor quality.

Love this chess set! Perfect for beginners to learn the game while familiarizing themselves with the pieces of the game. Easy to transport as it folds nicely with the pieces inside. Would definitely recommend this set.

Amazing innovative product. It was delivered all the way to Mexico city without any friction. The package was very well suited for the long trip. Will definitely buy again.

This chess set is modern, sleek and beautiful to look at! A great present for the person who has everything as it doubles as a game to a talking point on our coffee table. An excellent purchase and fast delivery from John Lewis as always.

Great design I ordered this as a gift for my partner who collects chess sets. I thought it looked a bit ‘ cheap and plastic’ for the price but he was happy with it. It’s different, modern and reminds us of our visits to our capital city.

I’m not sure how practical it would be to actually play with but he is using it for ornamental purpose so that’s fine. It was well packaged and arrived in good time and condition 😃.

The description is misleading, the whole board is not walnut. Only the thin board on top, the body and drawers are composite/plastic When I got it there were already chips in the composite of the body.

Very sad.

I love to play chess! Mostly I spend evening with my hubby playing chess together. This wooden chess is my favorite. Whenever we play chess my 3 year old daughter loves to throw the pieces here and there.

As this is wooden i am at ease that it won’t break and she not get hurt. Plus it folds into a box making it easier to store all the pieces together.

Beautiful chess set. It is nice to get off our electronics and play a quiet thinking game with friends /family.

super mario chess is a great addition to our collection. my daughter is 6 and wated to get into chess but is also a huge super mario fan so i thought this would be a fun gift for her. its a great spin on the classic game and the pieces are very well made she has used them for more than just the game at this point and theyve held up to her antics.

my only complaint is i find it hard to remember which character is acting in which roll for set up and which side is black and which side is white. I wish the pieces represented their rolls a little better ie crowns, horses, towers worked in some how like if the character was riding the horse, in the tower, had a crown stuff to make it easier to remember where they all go.

but the over all quality of the pieces and the game are a solid 5/5.

My 7 year old is a chess and Nintendo die hard, and he absolutely loves this set. The pieces are solid and well made, the tin is okay for carrying everything around in, but I do wish there were moulds/holes to securely fasten them in, rather than have them rattling around in the tin and potentially damaging the paint on the pieces.

If they are meant to go back in to the plastic packaging moulds then these are really fiddly, not labelled, and don’t seem very well suited for re-use. The last thing is I wish the board was maybe slightly bigger, as pieces like Bowser (maybe intentionally?) take up more than their own space, making him awkward to move around other pieces on the board.

All in all though, we really like the set, and the price isn’t too bad either.

Love love love this Mario chess set!! The characters are all so cute and seem to be made of sturdy plastic; doesn’t seem like they’ll be worn down anytime soon. I wish the board were a bit thicker, but it is about the same as any average board game board.

I do wish that the plastic inserts were labeled to help with putting the characters pieces back after playing, but other than that, no complaints.

Three chess boards, one to top the others, puts a new dimension (pun fully intended) into the game. New analysis issues. I like it. It would have been a 5-star review if the boards had been been partially clear as on the box.

Black and brown makes for a whole lot mote ducking to see the lower two boards. Speculation on my part. Either way, this will help my game.

Not quite the build quality it appears to be in the pic, Top board bent down at a 10-15% angle. afraid to try to bend it back up without fear of damaging it. Chessmen more likely to slide off in play even in a slight passing jolt of the table or earth tremor, of which we have many of here in northern California.

Beware, larger hands moving the pieces may be a problem do to the somewhat limited space between the boards. Haven’t had time to investigate the added mental complexity/challenge of 3D play (might end up just being a novelty item collecting dust).

it is what it is. nice prduct well packed and carefully bubble wraped. nothing bad to say nice product.

I thought about spending an extra $10 for a slightly bigger set due to the negative reviews. However, this looked similar to one my brother owns. Me and my husband have been playing on it with no issues.

It has a magnet to secure the pieces inside and my kids can’t open it. Great size. Compact storing. Very happy with my purchase. Unfortunately, husband keeps beating me but I’ll get there (=.

I bought this set a few years back to play with my family. It looks very nice, but the two sets of pieces (clear and slightly-less-clear) are very hard to tell apart, especially once you start playing and the pieces are scattered all over the board.

If you want a chess board to display this would look great, but if you’re planning to play (or especially if you hope to learn the game), I recommend a set with more distinct colors.

super mario chess is a great addition to our collection. my daughter is 6 and wated to get into chess but is also a huge super mario fan so i thought this would be a fun gift for her. its a great spin on the classic game and the pieces are very well made she has used them for more than just the game at this point and theyve held up to her antics.

my only complaint is i find it hard to remember which character is acting in which roll for set up and which side is black and which side is white. I wish the pieces represented their rolls a little better ie crowns, horses, towers worked in some how like if the character was riding the horse, in the tower, had a crown stuff to make it easier to remember where they all go.

but the over all quality of the pieces and the game are a solid 5/5.

My nephew loves two things and that is Mario and chess. He loved this gift and took obsessive care of it. However, not even two weeks in the board started peeling from the corns and the chess pieces were starting to break.

Absolutely so disappointing. He took such care of it and it was hardly used. Horrible quality.

I was beyond satisfied with this purchase. The craftsmanship was remarkable. He is truly a master of is craft. I was extremely thrilled to see the personal message engraving as an option. I was a little worried that it wouldn’t make it here in time for my wife’s birthday but it was sent out and delivered surprisingly fast.

Arrived 2 days before her birthday and was a huge success as her gift. The look on her face was priceless when she opened it. She’ll cherish it forever. Thank you!.

I think it looks beautiful as it looked on the photo. Just wished that the edges were more mended because its still very sharp and one of the squares is slightly off and crooked (but im being picky though).

Not a huge deal but people with OCDs will be bothered. And one of the drawers doesn’t close all the way as well. And it a lot lighter than I expected but overall looks beautiful.

Wow! The chess board completely surpassed all my expectations! It is absolutely beautiful. I ordered it on February 2nd and received it in Rhode Island, USA on February 8! The seller was very friendly, too.

Absolutely beautiful piece that I’m sure will be in our family for a long time. Thank you!.

Good board but the metal clasp for keeping the board closed when folded up gets in the way while playing.

TranslateShow in original languageDas Schachbrett ist wirklich sehr schön verarbeitet. Auch die Farben und Figuren sehen super aus. Aber leider hat es einen unangenehmen Geruch wenn man die Figuren raus nimmt (sehr chemisch).

Das Brett hat sich nach 1 Tag so verzogen, dass man nicht mehr darauf spielen konnte. Ich musste es erst „kühl“ stellen, damit sich das Holz wieder zusammen und jetzt schliesst es leider noch immer nicht ganz bündig.

sehr schade!.

TranslateShow in original languageExcelent customer service, eu am comandat un joc de sah si am cerut sa fie impachetat cadou si am fost foarte placut surprinsa ca m au sunat sa ma intrebe despre beneficiarul cadoului pt a putea face o impchetare potrivita varateinsi genului persoanei care urma sa primeasca cadoul.

Mi au raspuns la toate intrebarile sunt forte dedicati. Recomand!.

Simple, stylish, practical and remarkable value for money. The pieces are big enough to allow a comfortable playing experience; they are of course unweighted, so some care is needed not to knock them over: it’s ideal for analysis, maybe not a first choice for OTB games (at least for a clumsy patzer like me!) The board is really nice and easy on the eye, if a little slippery underneath if placed on a smooth surface like a table, but fine with a tablecloth or whatever underneath.

I am planning to put some little felt or rubber anti-slip pads underneath at each corner.

Beautiful set and very well made. My granddaughter’s eyes lit up when she saw the lovely packaging. She was absolutely delighted with set and loved the bag to store the pieces in. She and I had a game of draughts after Christmas Dinner.

She won! Next job is to teach her how to play chess. A beautiful gift!.