Been using the board for a little over a month now. It’s such a great size, the magnets are pretty strong, sometimes if it gets jostled around too much in my bag the pieces shift a little bit but it’s still easy to tell where they were. Great board and great quality product

I did a lot of research on what travel chess set to buy, you absolutely need to buy this one, stop sitting on the fence, this is the travel set that you will have for life.

Mind you that I wasn’t going to buy again another cheapo set, since a piece from a $5 one was now lost who knows where, and to my annoyance that cheapo set had magnetic figures. So much for that! My search for a new set commenced. I did a web search, and stumbled upon this brand. Why did I decide on this one? Because it has the figure shapes. The magnets are strong enough to never allow any piece to fall off, however not so strong that you cannot move the pieces. The sound it makes when opening and closing is addictive. I’m sure that a video on repeat of this opening and closing would have lots of views. If you’re counting grams for backpacking, then of course get the smaller version, however for me and my house, we will be playing with this set, and the solid wood tournament pieces. We’re set for life. And you can be too!

I bought it as a gift for my nephew. He seemed to like it so I guess all is good. I opened it, and I really liked how it could be rolled up with the pieces remaining in place.

This is the second board I have bought from venture board, I previously bought the smaller board but I wanted to try something a bit bigger. The magnets are strong the board is good quality. The piece design is somewhat strange but I got used to it after a few games. Over all it's a great board.

We originally had the smaller travel chessboard and my daughter loved it so much that she wanted the full size one. It’s perfect to use at home especially with cats who love to move and take her chess pieces. Now with this board the magnet is strong enough that the pieces don’t go missing.

I thought it was really cool and portable. A little pricey, but still worth it.

Bought this as a gift for my son and it was such a hit his friend ordered one

Its extremely convenient and awesome. My friends and I love bringing it to the park to play.

Very well made and very fun to play chess with my kids.

Loved using my brother’s board to play at the pool over the summer, got myself one shortly after but it arrived damaged. I reached out to the Venture team and they responded immediately and made it right!

I was skeptical. I've purchased one of every type of chess board there is. Travel chess sets in particular cause I'm always looking for "the one." And I travel with chess A LOT as someone who organizes chess events all over the country. This XL Venture Board is just about perfect. The design on the pieces was a little awkward, but within just a second of playing with them, they felt as natural as a traditional Staunton set. And the roll-out of the board is SO satisfying, like a fidget. No matter what, this XL set lives in my truck now, so I'm never without a perfect travel set.
ONE drawback... when it rolls to the floor of the truck, sometimes it'll bounce open and pieces go everywhere. A short drop is enough to kick it open if it lands the right way. A simple rubberband has solved that problem. But a clasp of some sort would make this a nearly perfect travel set.

And when they start making new colors in the XL, I'm TOTALLY buying one. Green is my favorite color. ;-)

This board is simply the best. It keeps my position so I can study it no matter where I am.

It's always good to have some back ups!

My son loves the board. The pieces do not move and allows him to play his games in between classes and extracurricular activities.

Mini Chess - Noir