“Handmade, yes, but in China. You get a product here that absolutely does not live up to its claim. The manufacturer advertises its long tradition, with British nobility, but only the packaging does justice to that. The board is slightly scratched and made of the cheapest wood. The same applies to the figures, which weigh nothing and are not cleanly made. Playing is no fun because the feel is simply bad. I am not sending it back because it is now being used as travel chess, but it is a real sham.”
“Basically a good chess game. Most of the pieces are well made. Its a shame that there is a big scratch on my board. The varnish is also missing from this one. The varnish has chipped off other areas of the board, and these areas now have unsightly white edges. The rooks look very different in black. But Im sure that this doesnt happen with other Jaques chess games.”
“bought this product for chess and only today 2 months after purchase I tried to play backgammon. Alas, when reading the rule I realize that 5 black pieces are missing.”
