I was just thinking the other day about how I'm not sure any of my chess sets are still intact.

Too late....this would have been a no-brainer for my oldest nephews birthday last year. So got him a Minecraft chess game instead.

I wish I had 852293

It looks really well done. I don’t love the price but neat idea. And I like the “realism” effect more than the previous chess sets.

Now I'M one of those guys!
C'mon Lego, Hogwart's Chess set had 4 minifigures (one in pearl gold w/gold stand) and 130+ more parts AND it had a license attached to it, for $60 in '21.
And those figs were ALL exclusive to that set. Oh, and 3 printed tiles too.
Today that'd be $70.
So this set should be no more than $55.
Unless the gold elements are jackin' the price?

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Cool!

Like this comment if you agree."

What's up with that? ;o)

Glad you said "checkers" after draughts because otherwise I would have no idea what you were talking about

Anyway, this set looks really cool!

Very nice - looks great and seems like a nice size too.

I don't usually complain about Lego prices, but IMHO given there are no minifigures here, this would be perfect if its retail price were just $5 lower.

If I didn't already have 40174, I'd probably get this. I love the look.

@BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one. I'd say $50 tops, maybe $55 (seriously, 40174 was $65 - $10 less than this one - for double the piece count). Also not quite sold on the construction for the rooks and queens... they don't look as close to their wooden equivalents as the other pieces.

And the checkers pieces are gonna be hard to play with. I wish they were two plates thick and had a stud on top to stack pieces when being kinged, but that would require a 3x3 version of https://brickset.com/parts/design-18674 . I guess having them unconnected is true to life, though...."

Checkers sets made out of plastic mold the pieces with a ridge around the edges. They don't attach to each other, but they don't slide off of each other. And as for 40174, its pieces don't attach at all, which, given that each checker is a 2x2 round plate with a 2x2 round tile, really annoyed me. I ended up buying some of the piece you linked to from PaB and replacing those.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:"Glad you said "checkers" after draughts because otherwise I would have no idea what you were talking about"

I would have known, but I do appreciate @Huw not assuming that every American reading this article is a huge Anglophile like I am.

Who remembers 40174? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Nice color choice this time. Would have preferred a simpler board and a lower price point though.

@ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas".

@darthsutius said:
" @TransNeonOrangeSpaceman said:
"Aren't there already enough chesses in the world that nobody plays with? :P"

Aren't there already enough X-wings/green typewriters/lighthouses/giraffes in the world that nobody plays with XD"

Hey my giraffe is going to go next to my giant robot giraffe that came out a while back. It’s gonna look great!

I hate to be a complainy complainerton, but I do agree with the others on the price. Why is this so expensive? It’s not licensed and there appears to be a large number of relatively basic bricks.

Breaking news, after 15 years off of lego Magnus Carlsen finally gets over his dark ages and starts again..

Not bad, only dark brown would add a better contrast

The pawn pieces look nice, but if I want to play chess I'll use a chess set where the pieces don't fall apart in use.

@CCC said:
"The pawn pieces look nice, but if I want to play chess I'll use a chess set where the pieces don't fall apart in use. "

But, "that's Wizard Chess!"

Too bad it cant be stored in a compact way with storage. I dont have a good place for it as is.

Once discounted, this will make a nice parts pack.

These kind of sets are also a great parts harvest when on sale. This is a brown/tan bonanza.
Look. some snow white cottage style thatch pieces - yes please!

I love the colors. Weird that nobody pointed out that gray piece at horse figure.

Also a bit missed opportunity to make elegant gold - brown box for it. Since box in this set plays storage role more than usually.

@Oorhon said:
"Too bad it cant be stored in a compact way with storage. I dont have a good place for it as is. "

Another reason I'll stick with 40174; It's got storage for both the chess pieces and the checkers.

I’ll definitely be getting this during a VIP point promotion or a sale. In a lot of ways this blows 40174 out of the water, the pieces and the board are so much nicer. As much as I liked being able to store the pieces inside the board, the pieces on 40174 were a little big; this one looks much sleeker, easier to play with. Would love to see the minifigure chess boards from a little over decade ago make their return, LEGO could really capitalise on some of their current themes.

@ShinyBidoof said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas"."

It needed an exaggerated example to highlight how daft the original comment was."

I mean... not really? All you did was just make yourself look foolish and reactionary. This set is the same size and serves the same function as a regular chess set, and so comparing it on the basis of price to decide whether the buildable aspect is a worthy trade-off to having a nice wooden set is perfectly reasonable.

You comparing a model toy car to an actual sports car is in fact an exaggerated example, but it doesn't highlight anything useful about the original person's point and just shows you aren't trying to be honest or respectful in how you engage with others. But sure, if the original poster scrutinizing the price of a product is "daft", then keep on trucking.

@123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas"."

It needed an exaggerated example to highlight how daft the original comment was."

I mean... not really? All you did was just make yourself look foolish and reactionary. This set is the same size and serves the same function as a regular chess set, and so comparing it on the basis of price to decide whether the buildable aspect is a worthy trade-off to having a nice wooden set is perfectly reasonable.

You comparing a model toy car to an actual sports car is in fact an exaggerated example, but it doesn't highlight anything useful about the original person's point and just shows you aren't trying to be honest or respectful in how you engage with others. But sure, if the original poster scrutinizing the price of a product is "daft", then keep on trucking."

The argument that a LEGO set should be priced competitively with the original object it is representing is daft and comes up far too regularly these days.

The fact that you can actually play Chess with this set while you can't really use the typewriter or Atari, etc., is a plus.

Let's stop puffing up and beating our chesses here and focus our energy on the important things, like 6 vs 8 stud wide cars and @StyleCounselor's obsession with the head of LEGO Star Wars.

@yellowcastle said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas"."

It needed an exaggerated example to highlight how daft the original comment was."

I mean... not really? All you did was just make yourself look foolish and reactionary. This set is the same size and serves the same function as a regular chess set, and so comparing it on the basis of price to decide whether the buildable aspect is a worthy trade-off to having a nice wooden set is perfectly reasonable.

You comparing a model toy car to an actual sports car is in fact an exaggerated example, but it doesn't highlight anything useful about the original person's point and just shows you aren't trying to be honest or respectful in how you engage with others. But sure, if the original poster scrutinizing the price of a product is "daft", then keep on trucking."

The argument that a LEGO set should be priced competitively with the original object it is representing is daft and comes up far too regularly these days.

The fact that you can actually play Chess with this set while you can't really use the typewriter or Atari, etc., is a plus.

Let's stop puffing up and beating our chesses here and focus our energy on the important things, like 6 vs 8 stud wide cars and @StyleCounselor 's obsession with the head of LEGO Star Wars."

Did someone mention the Spanish Inquisition? Among our chief weapons are: Fear, a fanatical devotion to the Pope, cute satin uniforms...

Fire him, I say! Huzzah! The movement has begun.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas"."

It needed an exaggerated example to highlight how daft the original comment was."

I mean... not really? All you did was just make yourself look foolish and reactionary. This set is the same size and serves the same function as a regular chess set, and so comparing it on the basis of price to decide whether the buildable aspect is a worthy trade-off to having a nice wooden set is perfectly reasonable.

You comparing a model toy car to an actual sports car is in fact an exaggerated example, but it doesn't highlight anything useful about the original person's point and just shows you aren't trying to be honest or respectful in how you engage with others. But sure, if the original poster scrutinizing the price of a product is "daft", then keep on trucking."

The argument that a LEGO set should be priced competitively with the original object it is representing is daft and comes up far too regularly these days.

The fact that you can actually play Chess with this set while you can't really use the typewriter or Atari, etc., is a plus.

Let's stop puffing up and beating our chesses here and focus our energy on the important things, like 6 vs 8 stud wide cars and @StyleCounselor 's obsession with the head of LEGO Star Wars."

Did someone mention the Spanish Inquisition? Among our chief weapons are: Fear, a fanatical devotion to the Pope, cute satin uniforms...

Fire him, I say! Huzzah! The movement has begun."

@LEGOStarWarsHead : No! Design redos are peacefull! We have no new IP, you can't possibly...
@StyleCounselor [impatiently]: You would prefer another IP, a military IP? Then design better sets! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base set we deserve?
@LEGOStarWarsHead : ...Dantooine. We'll be making a Dantooine.
@StyleCounselor : There. You see, @DrDaveWatford , he can be reasonable. Continue with the operation; you may fire him when ready.
@LEGOStarWarsHead : WHAT?
@StyleCounselor : You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too obscure to make an effective set - but don't worry; we will deal with Friends soon enough.

@yellowcastle said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @123MrBrick said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @BLProductions said:
"It looks really good... but since it's supposed to look like a real wooden chess set it should be priced closer to one."

Good point. Just like Speed Champion cars should priced closer to their real life equivalents.

"

Except for the vastly different scales of the items in that case. Do better if you're just going hunting for cheap "gotchas"."

It needed an exaggerated example to highlight how daft the original comment was."

I mean... not really? All you did was just make yourself look foolish and reactionary. This set is the same size and serves the same function as a regular chess set, and so comparing it on the basis of price to decide whether the buildable aspect is a worthy trade-off to having a nice wooden set is perfectly reasonable.

You comparing a model toy car to an actual sports car is in fact an exaggerated example, but it doesn't highlight anything useful about the original person's point and just shows you aren't trying to be honest or respectful in how you engage with others. But sure, if the original poster scrutinizing the price of a product is "daft", then keep on trucking."

The argument that a LEGO set should be priced competitively with the original object it is representing is daft and comes up far too regularly these days.

The fact that you can actually play Chess with this set while you can't really use the typewriter or Atari, etc., is a plus.

Let's stop puffing up and beating our chesses here and focus our energy on the important things, like 6 vs 8 stud wide cars and @StyleCounselor 's obsession with the head of LEGO Star Wars."

Did someone mention the Spanish Inquisition? Among our chief weapons are: Fear, a fanatical devotion to the Pope, cute satin uniforms...

Fire him, I say! Huzzah! The movement has begun."

@LEGOStarWarsHead : No! Design redos are peacefull! We have no new IP, you can't possibly...
@StyleCounselor [impatiently]: You would prefer another IP, a military IP? Then design better sets! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base set we deserve?
@LEGOStarWarsHead : ...Dantooine. We'll be making a Dantooine.
@StyleCounselor : There. You see, @DrDaveWatford , he can be reasonable. Continue with the operation; you may fire him when ready.
@LEGOStarWarsHead : WHAT?
@StyleCounselor : You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too obscure to make an effective set - but don't worry; we will deal with Friends soon enough."

Grand Moff StyleCounselor?

I LIKE it!!

@TransNeonOrangeSpaceman said:
"Aren't there already enough chesses in the world that nobody plays with? :P"

NEVER

@Brikkyy13 said:
"I’ll definitely be getting this during a VIP point promotion or a sale. In a lot of ways this blows 40174 out of the water, the pieces and the board are so much nicer. As much as I liked being able to store the pieces inside the board, the pieces on 40174 were a little big; this one looks much sleeker, easier to play with. Would love to see the minifigure chess boards from a little over decade ago make their return, LEGO could really capitalise on some of their current themes. "

While I agree that the pieces in 40174 are too big (or the squares too small), I'm too fond of its ability to store all the pieces to give it up. Also, as I said earlier, there's no easy way to mod the checkers in 40719 to get them to stay stacked. Although, thinking about it, if my copy of 40174 saw more use, I'd be tempted to get 40719 and just never play checkers on it. And I do agree with you that another minifigure-based chess set would be great.

I would have expected a printed backgammon underside and 2 new dice at this price and low piece count.
HP Wizarding Chess included 4 exclusive minifigures and was still cheaper, not to mention 40174.

Ain't no way they used light grey 4733 on the white knights instead of tan in a seventy-five dollar set, they've already MADE tan 4733 before it's not even a recolor