LEGO Castle Set #852001 Castle Chess Set

New great item

Chess set is fun. It is a bit delicate but really cool looking. We had to make rule with our son to only use the pieces when playing the game so he does not loose game pieces

We have been big fans of Lego products. This, to our surprise, is awful. The idea is good but it is unusable as a chess board. When trying to move the pieces, they almost always fall apart. The pieces are too big for the spots so your fingers knock the corresponding pieces down and apart when you try to place them. The pawns' knees bend while the legs move so they need to be perfectly positioned in order for the pawn to stand on the spot you place it. If you want to place chess, buy anything but this. If you want something that looks good in the box, this is just o.k. Ours will go into the pile of miscellaneous Lego pieces in the middle of the play room.

My son loves his set. It is true that it falls apart as you are moving some of the pieces but we decided with our son to put some crazyglue to stabilize them. He has set it up on his night table and thinks is the coolest thing possible and the best result is that he has gotten interested in chess! I love it too!

Good condition......board was a little warped. For the price it was very good.

kids love legos and now i can get them interested in chess unfortunately my kids are now better than me