The World's Smartest Chessboard By Square Off | My Review

[@christopherkerr54]

Two additions that I can suggest: 1. Voice controls, that would just be awesome and straight out of Harry Potter 2. What if they put a light on the board instead of a beep. Like the when you push in the first time the light comes on and put the piece down it turn off 3. That’s hella expensive make it cheaper

[@drewh4084]

Chris Kerr They are supposedly coming out with a new board in two days thats only $100 and it is an improvement from this board. Keep your eyes peeled!

[@PalanivelTS]

@@drewh4084 Is it out yet? Would be a great Christmas gift for my lad who enjoys chess.

[@kevinfish8627]

The new board is called neo. Check it out

[@dreamdiffered8213]

its probably expensive to make as well they need to make money

[@thalassinosmitsou3806]

I like your ideas, it should be a bit cheaper but patience I guess, although if they don't make the price lower in a few years it will be kinda scummy, the voice control isn't something I completely want but I understand why you would like that if u've watched harry potter

[@grammarnazi7428]

- board knocks its own pieces over - pieces are small - pieces move too slow - no storage - beep noise - gee whiz, with all that technology and pricing, you might as well add a built in chess clock - could use some other additions, such as voice operated moves (ex: say PAWN TO E4) /or beeping ability in every piece (in case you drop a piece and need to find it) - not convenient for travel - and other issues that I'm sure you could think of

[@spykidcgaming7948]

After just looking at their site I thought of the idea of voice control, and so I emailed them about it and they said it was in the pipeline but wasn't likely to be out soon as they wanted to perfect the current features. Which is fair enough. After watching a few videos I instantly noticed the whizzing sound and the beeping which has obviously been previously mentioned, and then later there is the trouble of the knocking over of other pieces. The concept is amazing but they, of course, have flaws. It would be great to see those fixed, and maybe a bit of a price reduction, then I would be more than happy to purchase this incredible board.

[@pniner]

Yeah. Interested but will wait for a couple generations down the road.

[@leonardoandre1893]

Give it some time it's the first of it's kind. I'm waiting for their 10th broad that the company made.

[@GRBtutorials]

Also, it needs an app for working, so if the company ever goes bankrupt, there goes your money.

[@nielsdaemen]

It can't do checkers!

[@RoadkillX33]

Some questions: 1) Are the highest playing levels it has at all challenging to a GM like you? 2) Does it allow you to take back moves? If so, how many? 3) Is there a way to present the machine with a chess problem and have the machine decide what move to make? 4) Am I correct that the real chess playing is being done by the app in your smartphone? If you upgrade to a new smartphone (perhaps with more memory and/or better processing speeds), will there be any problem switching the chessboard to work with the new smartphone? 5) Is it likely that improvements will be made to the chess playing app in the future, so that people will be able to download the new app and use it with the SquareOff chessboard they already own?

[@roninnib6635]

RoadkillX33 idk

[@gio1135]

no clue

[@perpetval9022]

Some say the ghost of Paul Morphy is trapped in this chess board, sacking his pieces in a romantic fashion until the end of time

[@RadishAcceptable]

If they fix the issue where the pieces get knocked over, I'll definitely get one.

[@ChessSocialism]

Nakamura is displeased there is not an extra knight in the set

[@mt1719]

Where are the extra Queens?

[@kylen6430]

As long as he can castle with two hands, he’s good

[@chrisiver8506]

looks like it needs some work, it is pretty cool though.

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

Yeah pieces are too small and captures are too slow. Future generations of this kind of board would be sick to have in your home.

[@vextea1503]

Tornaments from home! (Only for lazy people that don't want to meet people or eat food with outher. I am such a hermit.)

[@pickledpeppers1577]

Fidelity had a similar board(s) under the Phantom Chess or Chester with the model 6126 being the pinnacle as it would talk to you and even heckle you at times. One thing though they did better than what I see here is that when castling or moving backboard pieces the unit was smart enough to move pieces out of the way to allow the piece to move through, the board here relies on the gap between the pieces which cannot be trusted as shown.

[@The_Jovian]

@@vextea1503 tournaments from home! But for different reasons than you mentioned :(

[@johnshields3658]

Oh my Lord the beeping

[@fouellet1701]

I have old chess boards from the 80's and we can turn the sound off!

[@johnshields3658]

​@@fouellet1701 I'm sure I've got one of those in the attic somewhere - you don't even need to programme them either! The wooden ones? You just move the pieces where you want, and play with a person opposite; it's utterly brilliant.

[@karabinas]

@@johnshields3658 we get it, we get it...you also have a foldable map instead of Google maps, a book instead of a tablet etc etc...I’m sure you say “the movie wasn’t as good as the book”...we get it 😁

[@nathantw]

It's interesting that the Excalibur Mirage had an LCD chess clock. It moved the pieces out of the way before moving a knight. I know that Square Off has a more expensive board where it moves the captured pieces, like the Mirage. The Square Off uses a rubber belt to move the magnet around under the board. The Mirage was all metal gears. The only thing that was bad about the Mirage way was that it used a rubber band for one of the parts and that's what failed in mine. Edit, update: I opened my Mirage open and found that it used rubber bands with gear teeth, like the Square Off, for the motors. But the part that moves the magnet are all metal.

[@Gaba-oo4qb]

So I just got this model. So far, works smooth. However, for the price the squares and pieces could have been bigger. That’s all I have. So I would rate 4 out of 5. My hope is that I can consistently play chess with the AI everyday with no issues. More input will come later.

[@Gaba-oo4qb]

@Rorschach so far it’s been great and I been playing 3-5 games each day for the past couple months

[@Gaba-oo4qb]

@Rorschach No you cannot turn off the sound. By the way the sound is not that loud. And you need to hear the sound so that you know the move registered in the machine. Otherwise you would constantly have to look at the app that shows the position.

[@BaxsStudios]

@@Gaba-oo4qb ok thats all cool and good but how does it work when you want to make a second queen?

[@Gaba-oo4qb]

@@BaxsStudios it’s very easy. The app will ask you what piece you want when you promote your pawn.

[@rushilgaming3766]

@@Gaba-oo4qb I just ordered how is it now bro?

[@zepeterinma]

Looks cool, I def would get a future version of this board once they fix a few of the bugs and it speeds up just a bit. The price point is fair based on the technology itself though. very cool board

[@mulemule]

Genuinely bizarre failing to make the squares a few millimeters larger for enough clearance to avoid toppling pieces. Even casual players would reject the promise of constant disruption. Nonetheless, a fun proof-of-concept and looking forward to purchasing version "2.0."

[@m0rdresh]

Not sure if they have done revisions over the years, I would expect so, but so far mine (delivered recently) operates very well with no pieces being toppled.

[@m3pr0forester]

This chess set looks super cool, I ordered mine 4 moths ago. Let me tell you a bit about the pros and cons: Cons: * Delivery time is very slow and constantly increasing Pros: * Don't know, haven't gotten it yet.

[@jlf_]

is it there?

[@nextgenpromotion3542]

Did you get it yet? How is it?

[@m3pr0forester]

@@nextgenpromotion3542 Haven't gotten it but the system said it was shipped so hopefully I'll get it soon

[@kevinislas5507]

@@m3pr0forester is it there yet?

[@fredbloggs8436]

I wonder how long the sensors will work for, it appears you have to press down fairly hard every time you move your own pieces.

[@lexlawless]

When you promote your pawn, how do you tell the system what piece you promoted to? You may not always want a Queen.

[@leocarlton4364]

You replace the pawn with a different piece. Each piece has a sensor, so the computer can recognize this.

[@nathancheltenham6401]

@@leocarlton4364 I think it is on the phone but I'm not sure, other issue is it does not come with extra pieces.

[@Atombender]

There is no point to promote a pawn to besides a Queen, unless you can do a smothered mate with a promoted Knight, which only happens once in a blue moon.

[@stoodz]

@@Atombender there's a situation where you'd only want a rook as well to avoid a stalemate

[@djmarkalmond]

Following research I was amazed to discover that in 1983 Milton Bradley made Grandmaster Chess which works in exactly the same way as this modern day Square Off! What I noticed with the vintage version from 1983 is that it moves the pieces much much quicker around the board... and has a clever system of moving to one side slightly a piece that's in the way of a move, then cleverly puts it back! I think Square Off could achieve both of these features through software updates. Search out Milton Bradley Grandmaster here on KZbin and see how similar these devices are. Also it's a shame Square Off don't keep a regular news update on their website about what they are doing regarding improvements and software/firmware updates! I will probably buy this chess set as it's the only one on the market that moves pieces!

[@jacobmestach1081]

I agree. The grandmaster set definitely works better than this set. Don't get me wrong this is much better looking and is more connected than the 1983 version but if it had all the mechanics of the Grandmaster set it would be the best.

[@OrthodoxDAO]

That's right, I forgot all about it but the MB was brilliant! I could not get myself to pay a premium price or the current small pieces, and the noise, well, is the ultimate killjoy. But, let's not forget a certain percentage of society always has small hands, or always has hearing problems or, worse of all, is a brainless gimmick hunter :)

[@dlerouxa]

In 2007, Excalibur began to produce the Phantom Force which has more specifications than the Square off machines except bluetooth which is the real and only innovative idea.

[@TD-yx8yo]

does that corner picture on the wall behind you say "fuck wars" or am I tripping?

[@robertnoblitt518]

Very interesting technology. I think the beeping, and other noise would bother me, also the pawns falling over. I don't think it is ready for prime time. Maybe version 2 will be better.

[@drewh4084]

Robert Noblitt In two days, they are coming out with an improved model that’s supposedly $100.

[@zacharywolfemusic]

@@drewh4084 Did the improved model come out?

[@drewh4084]

Zachary Wolfe www.kickstarter.com/projects/infivention/square-off-neo-and-swap-board-games-powered-by-robotics-and-ai pre-order is available. These are much cheaper.

[@berightback5479]

I have the Square Off chess computer. There is a reason it is worth ~400 dollars. It’s comparable with chess.com, can stream games, and has 20 different ai levels. In addition, the board is extremely nice and although the pieces are small, you can replace them with pieces of your own for a larger feel. Recommended!

[@harshitsakariya8470]

Sagar shah gifted to Samay raina 🤍❤️❤️❤️🤍

[@timmyt1232]

Another good idea is for it to set up tactics for you.

[@peterlivesey9788]

I’ve asked them for an api but got no response. I want to add an integration to my app (itunes.apple.com/us/app/chess-tactics-and-lessons/id531275673?mt=8)

[@claudefried3583]

Any idea if the product has been improved since this review? This has so much potential, but clearly is still in development in the vid.

[@frankurrutia7782]

Square Off Swap should be releasing soon.

[@m0rdresh]

I believe it is. Mine recently arrived and so far, no pieces are being tossed over, you can enable or disable the beep sound on the board, etc. So, they definitely improved the product.

[@kieranczyzniejewski2178]

3:44 Go home rook, you're drunk

[@rbt7444]

the idea itself is quite amazing, never seen something like this. Could really be the future with an improved version. But pretty hard to program i think, but definitely something to look out for

[@pickledpeppers1577]

Please look up Fidelity Chesster or Phantom force boards circa 1989-1991 which had the same robotic under table mechanism only they did movement better as they would move pieces out of the way of the advancing piece instead of relying on the gap in-between. The peak model of Fidelity was model 6126 which had a talkative voice and an ELO rating of 2100.

[@khangnguyen5070]

Ich bin mal so frei und schreibe auf Deutsch. Ich überlege schon lange das Board zu kaufen aber eine Sache beschäftigt mich: Baucht man fürs spielen unbedingt die App? Was wenn es die App nicht mehr geben wird?

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Für das Spielen braucht man die App. Ich halte es für unwahrscheinlich, dass es die App nicht mehr geben wird.

[@es3731]

how pawn become to queen?

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Great question! I did not try that out yet. I would guess that if the queen is to the side, the pawn leaves the board and the queen comes in.

[@seraphendipity]

@@GMHuschenbeth And what if you promote to something else? I presume it just uses the pawn as the new piece?

[@robertwendel445]

Nice review, but shouldn’t you be able to setup a starting position to play on?

[@nicksokolov6024]

Do we need to be connected and online if using App to play the computer?

[@aericwinter]

Good review, Niclas. One question, though: What about the engine itself? Can you set difficulty levels? How strong / fun is it to play against?

[@earicci]

Yes what about the engine and difficulty settings?

[@VinaySinghBliss]

20 levels of difficulty are there

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Thanks! There are 20 different engine levels. I did not play against them all yet, but definitely more than challenging :)

[@jasonrawls6959]

I saw this thing a while back when they were crowdfunding and thought it was really cool, and have been wondering ever since when it would be for sale.

[@michaelespinoza8333]

So is there a updated model? And do they last long without and issues ? Is there a lifetime warranty at that price point or is that more ?

[@suprgrobi1698]

Hi Niclas, how about playing with clocks/timers, is that possible and is the board efficient in time scrambles? It lookes kinda slow, for playing blitz?! Thanks for your content - appreciate it...

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Yeah, you can play on chess.com with different time controls. I would not recommend bullet though ;)

[@EngineVSEngine]

What about time controls? Chess clocks etc? Can you play blitz chess?

[@day1.1]

why didn't they make the squares bigger so it doesn't push down other pieces? Also very slow movement. Released too early

[@eyes-onlygaming8588]

kann man auch die eigenen Figuren auch mit der App steuern?

[@carlopaglialunga3965]

No one ever talks about the strenght of the computer ???

[@Gaba-oo4qb]

@Carlo Paglialunga It plays from an elo rating of 800 at level 1 to an elo rating of 2500 at level 20. It uses the Stockfish chess engine to evaluate.

[@discoHR]

It has no chess computer inside, it's just a board with bluetooth. The chess engine is online and app is used between the board and online chess engine. If you want all in one, go for Excalibur Phantom Force (that's what I'm using) or something similar.

[@huyked]

It would have been good to see the auto reset feature, and what is this live streaming feature this board has compared to the other one that is not as fancy?

[@ThomasWilliamBartley]

Has there been any updates to the board in the last 4 years?

[@Stormbringer1984y]

can it set pieces to start position automatically? can it set position i need automatically without playing all turns?

[@brantfordchess576]

1980's Phantom Mephisto clone with device pairing

[@anaescrich1034]

Can you record the game to review it later? And if i want to buy it tomorrow when will i receive it?

[@governor7203]

Does the knights always make another piece fall?

[@breezeb8720]

Can the pieces be removed from the board manually? Just to save time

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Does this play Fischer Random chess?

[@cwesley2005]

That beeping is a deal breaker

[@oliverkolden1610]

hi - do i need a smartphone to start "square off" for playing against the computer?- or do i need the phone just for the other feature?- hi - kann ich den schachcomputer auch ohne smartphone nutzen , um gegen den computer zu spielen?- liebe grüsse oli

[@GodzillasEnemy]

can you play bot vs bot?! Would be quiet cool, if you couldn`t hear the machine and have the board standing on a table an see the pieces move by magic ^^

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Not as a feature as of yet but I would imagine it to be possible in the future. You have to remember, the company has just started :)

[@chrislacourse8965]

This isn't very good for the price even though it moves it's own pieces. I just bought the Millenium Chess Genius Exclusive for a little more of the price of this system and it is a fantastic board. It doesn't move it's own pieces but it is a beautiful auto sensory board with a very strong program and a chess clock feature. You should review it.

[@ShiroKage009]

I wonder if they can have an electric magnet array that allows for moving pieces without having any motors.

[@EngineVSEngine]

The DGT electronic chess boards are far better though they don't move their own pieces. With the DGT board you can interface with your PC and software like Fritz so you can play against numerous chess engines, other people etc.You can also connect with mobile devices using blue tooth.

[@jayasuriyas2604]

It's also lot more expensive

[@m0rdresh]

But that's like saying a Ferrari is better than a 4x4 offroad jeep. In short, both products do different things and it's up for the consumer to choose what he needs of values the most. so better is subjective.

[@georgk6409]

Dass die Automatik die Figuren umwirft, überrascht mich. Ich habe vor ein paar Jahren einen Fidelity Phantom (ursprünglich von MB gebaut) aus dem Jahr 1988 auf ebay ersteigert und hätte noch nie erlebt, dass eine Figur umfällt oder mitgenommen wird. Alle Figuren, die man selbst zieht, werden von der Mechanik nochmals nach-zentriert. Auch macht die Automatik zuerst Platz, bevor die Figuren durchgezogen werden. Baut man die Grundstellung auf, werden vor Spielbeginn alle Figuren sicherheitshalber zentriert (das kann aber etwas dauern). Solide Technik aus den 80ern. Wurden diese Fehler behoben? Funktioniert die Mechanik nach über 2 Jahren noch?

[@louispoulin3843]

am i correct in assuming that if yu play against the computer in a 2 hour game you have to use 2 hours of cell time connected to your smart phone????

[@JuanVasquez-wg5on]

Where can I get one like this ?

[@pdapdp7913]

Is there any self moving board without moving parts? This one is great but something is probably going to break after some hundreds of games.

[@morganschuler364]

Was there by chance a sort of ai setting where you can play with the difficulty and such?

[@creechman]

good review. Thanks

[@darrylcook679]

They need to make it where u can talk to your opponent

[@Edgar-uj9fh]

Hmm. This review is almost 3 years old. I wonder how the product did. It would be nice if they could make the transport mechanism a little quieter. I believe there's a more extensive review of the product recorded at CES.

[@Socrates...]

Can you load master games and go over them ?

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Not as of right now, I believe.

[@vymim]

Ordered one back in September 2021 it is now December and I still have not received it.

[@FighterFlash]

How do I know this isn’t the mechanical Turk?

[@AgentSmith911]

With some work it can play ultra bullet xD

[@jeromegayrmon3386]

a trash talking chess board would be a good upgrade

[@seraphendipity]

Absolutely amazing! If the company ever wants to add some things... - Voice control! It'd not only be insanely cool to be able to call out your moves while lounging like a king, but also help those without hands/fine motor control to be able to play chess - Modifiable: if you could allow programmers to mess around with the code easily, I bet a small modding community could be formed around the base mechanism, such as interchangeable board tops, pieces, allowing different set-ups, etc. and could add things such as voice control or music (perhaps even interactive music that changes with the game), or a light system hanging above that displays possible moves on the board (and if a piece falls down displays where it's supposed to go, etc.) - Sell a bigger set, or bigger pieces, the nice thicc tournament bois; we're already spending hundreds, what's a couple hundred more for better pieces? - Connection with other devices (Alexa, Siri, etc.) - Allow us to spectate games - If possible, connect to the database of all major tournament games (or store in memory) such that we can ask it to set up "Kasparov vs. Deep Blue, Game 2"; additionally allow it to "spectate" a game, updating whenever you play a move so when you get back home it's set-up on where you left off - If not already implemented, chess clock needs to be integrated. Possibly even have a built-in clock that can pop out as well, or just play the clock . Additionally or in place of, allow two phones to connect such that each player can use their device as a clock. - If not already implemented, allow the player to setup any position to play from - If possible, a self-righting procedure (if it can recognize a piece falling over and "grab" it while it's down, it could perhaps drag it to a corner of the board that angles outwards with a magnet to "catch" the bottom then retracts to right the piece?) - Possibly, make pieces conductive such that it senses when touched, if you really want to enforce the touch-move rule (a bit much tho) - Allow pieces to retract into the board on the side or otherwise automatically store themselves - Sell an optional case-table: a protective carrying case that stores the board and pieces securely for travel, but can also lay down legs (and possibly even two optional simple seats that extend out) and uncover the top to serve as a table for the board, making it go from "not very portable" to "super portable, ez setup" Of course, the primary focus needs to be on making it quieter (the beep definitely has to go), making it faster (it'd be impossible for a blitz rn), and maybe even adding multiple "hands", if possible, to allow faster transitions and a hand to micro-touch (move pieces to the center of their square), etc. Just the thoughts of a chess pleb. It's super cool, I'll keep my eye on it and may even buy it soon XD

[@khaliloildrilling80]

I want tot buy one who much the cost please

[@bloodsxcraxxh3787]

how much price in Philippines money

[@stephenandjennihertz6379]

The beep sound can be turned off through the app I think

[@mckill2007]

the engine is stockfish?

[@MrSupernova111]

This board seems like it uses very outdated technology and it makes too much noise. With today's technology they should be able to make this process seamless and completely quiet.

[@zenrazor659]

This board is not good for a lot of reasons: 1) The pieces like you notice sometimes fall during the movement. 2) The move must be done with a pression on the square 3) The relevation of the movement is not fast 3) Pieces are too small 4) There is no possibility to conect to a pc and use an hardware outside the board! 5) Pieces and board are not very beauty. 6) you can't remove the beep. 7) Is not possible to upgrade the hardware or the pieces and you can't interact without the app. I have the Mephisto Bavaria and is superfast and with no defects but unfortunately was very expensive and they dismessed the improving of the board. Also the DGT can't compare with the Bavaria in terms of use and analisys! They should modify completely the project and sell it to a price that would be 10 times the actual but it will be difficult to earn in this way! All the board of high quality and technology has failed to resist on the market! People is not ready to spend such prices!

[@Thepurplepotatocat]

if you could use it with lichess or chess.com that would be awesome

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Probably just a matter of time. You can already use it with chess.com

[@victorsml]

@@GMHuschenbeth Wondering if you could elaborate on how exactly it integrates with chess.com? From what I see in the video, you are supposed to access the square off app, but it's not clear to me how it would work with chess.com. Do I connect to chess.com via the square off app, then challenge, then begin? It would be nice to see this in the video to get a good idea. Also, I suppose this set isn't really practical for rapid or blitz games. Thank you.

[@markinnes4264]

This board seems to be doing as well as they'd hoped. I think they will do a next generation with bug fixes, improvements and additional features. Though I am impressed, I would think if they stick with it, it will grow into something cheaper and more compelling.

[@m0rdresh]

Exactly. They now launching the Square Off Swap, which is cheaper, moves a lot faster and quitter and supports Blitz chess. So, they do seem to take keep launching new products and innovate upon their original concepts.

[@jorgedardon5487]

the thing all the negative comments overlook is this: the board itself is very well made with great materials, has chess.com integration, executes its concept with very great accuracy, and employs the better aspects of electronic chess sets out there. Remember this people: some chess sets COST OVER $3000 and do not provide anywhere near the value that this set gives you. Personally I am buying the smaller set as the bigger set is a little too big for my tastes and more expensive. I do love that the pieces are taken neatly captured and moved out the set on their own though!

[@MrSupernova111]

Those $3k sets will last a lifetime. This thing won't last anywhere near that long. With SquareOff you're paying for the novelty.

[@maryjanepineda8463]

Where is the code for discount? 🥰

[@GMHuschenbeth]

In the second line of the description, NICLAS10

[@loc7909]

Okay so Square off has 4 boards now. This one and 2 others that have auto piece movement, then the roll out PRO that does not have auto piece moves. However I'm in a discussion with them currently because their site claims this one, the GK, is tournament sized and shows the dimensions as 24x20, this may be true including the parking spaces but a chess player needs the size of the game squares not the table it sits on, the NEO, and the SWAP are all the exact same game board size but claim to be not tournament size and their dimensions are 14x14 for the NEO & 19x15 for SWAP. Then the roll out board, the PRO is actually tournament size and says so with a size of 20x18 (close to tourney size anyway). I'm hoping they correct this misleading info

[@m0rdresh]

They seem to have corrected that, as I recently looked up the Grand Kingdom Set on their website and it clearly shows not being tournament size. I don't think we are going to see a self-moving board in that size, probably would be impracticable/economical due to the robotic arm and magnet requirement to move that size and weight around.

[@danielcorona151]

Can you make the move on your phone and watch it on the board. Than you don't have to touch the pieces at all

[@Zeddicus1976]

400 $? I don't think that's a lot. What about these absurdly overpriced DGT-Boards? You don't even get a somewhat decent DGT board for 400 dollars and the pieces are not moving by technology. In comparison to DGT boards, this board is rather underpriced, a downright bargain! It's about time the price policy of DGT is coming back down to earth. We need more competition!

[@m0rdresh]

I agree. I don't get the remarks about the price. The DGT Centaur for example costs just as much as the Grand Kingdom Set. Not that I want to compare as I like both, but the cost for the Square Off seems on par with what they offer.

[@malegupta8404]

waao h kya baat hai yar superb superb this is one of the most brilliant technology i had ever sein in chess woerld it can help carlsen for preparation bro thanks niclas what is the prcie of the board??

[@pradyumnamundhe8643]

Should've gone for the TARRASH

[@chrislacourse8965]

Or the Garbage Cann

[@IO23777]

Does it employ a poulter goose?

[@jasonrobletto2123]

That's sick!

[@nogamenocesco5482]

Do you need the app to setup every game? Or once you configured a level and a color you can start a game without it?

[@GMHuschenbeth]

Not quite sure what you mean. You need to start each game through the app.

[@baillargeonnmario345]

Can you turn off this most annoying beep or at least lower it a little?! 😳

[@montedyoung3247]

How far away can a person be, to play remotely?

[@abhaykumartripathi841]

Wow !!

[@sreejataghosh205]

What happens for an illegal move?

[@sharonburt-m4x]

What if you have no mibile phone?

[@DarkSkay]

Practical value approaching 0, entertainment value about 10$

[@thenuggernaut9084]

Probably good at least for practice, with the ai, but you could probably just use an app.

[@A3nidad]

It will be hard to play blitz in this board

[@fugofugo]

What would happen if you play an illegal move?

[@EWIK_-hg4ln]

God this could be so cool if they tweek it a litte

[@MedSou]

*Awesome* ☆☆☆☆

[@mawot_oficial]

2 handicaps, too much pressure over the board, and too much mechanic noise.But beauty Idea.

[@Robmonster]

I'd be tempted with one of these but they are so big! No room at my house to keep it.

[@davidmays1115]

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[@W1llbam]

My board is way slower than yours but my board doesnt knock peices over tho probaly cuz i've had mine for 8 months and essentially it gets boring after time and i bellive you had a very nice review! you dressed up nicely, and just something you could maybe make a video about you have already probaly but i'm rated arround 1500 and it's kind of hard to get out because there is so many openings and new end games you will have to learn not to get a worse position and it gets harder to improve i bellive

[@W1llbam]

i bought it 8 months ago FIRST day it came out haha

[@isanasser]

Having used it for 8 months, how do you find it. Are you still using it now?

[@Diasign1989]

@@isanasser We still are curious...

[@TV-wu1oe]

これ一人で遊んでたら幽霊でもいるのかなって疑われちゃうね(笑)

[@michaela.dellavella3293]

One more thing before I go you said the board costs $400 I paid $487 Michael

[@werunthat]

Jumanji really turned into a chess board?

[@michaela.dellavella3293]

I bought this game 7 months ago and it's been in the Box sealed just the way I got it and and only because buzz the roommates that I had in the house at the time where I was living baby I didn't trust at the had their issues well now I'm alone in a new apartment And I'm able to play the game and in 1990 I did have a game like this but it had regulation size pieces and as high as it would go as level 3 Well that got boring after a while so I sold it but I knew it was a good idea if they stuck with it and perfected it it would happen and then I caught this on the website so naturally I bought it and my price was just under 500 but you're right it does drag ponds across-the-board and the the computer actually getting messed up Because it loses track of the pieces where they were I have to end the game and start all over in any case I've always loved the game just I'm originally from England so where I was born during the war right after the end of the war and All the war brides and their babies came over here and the Queen Mary and that was our 1st trip our 1st trip but I've been back in port to Britain to see my grandparents and of course all my cousins and my uncles were all chess players and we played and we played personally I loved the game love the game I really do and and when I came back to the States the States in I joined the chess club where I was working but I heard about this check at this just club at Kodak where they had a player from overseas I'm not gonna say where but I considered him a big challenge and I wanted to beat him beat him so are you studied and I studied and I studied for 3 months and I had a headache And my rating at the time was a little over 1800 just like bills and he helped he helped me as a second you know and then I called on one night and I said bill I should bill I think I'm ready I'm in fact I know I'm ready let's go we went to the club the game lasted about 2 and 3/4 hours and I beand I Beta He made a ridiculous a ridiculous move because I had mate and just won he made that move and then I just went down and mate mate bill and I were both shocked what was he thinking But I'm very happy to have this just it's just bored I really am and I know I can overcome the beast's falling over and dragging them across-the-board But thank you for your video Michael!