I bought two of these boards as gifts for my nephews. Product is unique and high quality. The company also provides great customer service. I highly recommend VentureBoard!
I got this board for my 12 year-old son who has become obsessed with chess. He plays online all the time, but wanted him to have something to take to school in situations where he can’t be using a computer. He and his friends play during lunch and recess. He talks about how the pieces absolutely do not move. And he absolutely loves the board.
Very nice, very nice, works as advertised, perfect travel companion and around the home. It has taken a lot of time form our bigger sets.
The Venture Board is incredibly well designed and manufactured, very sturdy, and is awesome! Highly recommend!
My son is so excited to gift the VentureBoard to his dad for Christmas, and even more excited to play with him wherever we go. The board is well made and the perfect size for a diaper/carry on bag.
Had some small issues, they were easily resolved with no questions at all. The pieces could use a thin felt bottom, you can find some on Amazon (12 and 13mm)
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’m very happy with my purchase. They make you feel like they truly love the game and want people to be as happy as possible. I highly recommend!
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.
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.
My son loves the board. The pieces do not move and allows him to play his games in between classes and extracurricular activities.
I have a large number of analysis/travel chess sets. The set has several advantages first, it comes with an extra queen of each color. It also comes with an extra piece with decals in case you lose a different piece. The magnets are strong, and the head can be rolled up so that it keeps your position. A set intermediate in size between the small one I bought and the larger one for sale which also has 3-D pieces would be perfect.