Yellow Mountain Imports Shogi Japanese Chess Magnetic Travel Game Set - 24.4-centimeter

Good product

The product is as seen in the photographs. The style of calligraphy is from my Western perspective a bit messy, but it is still easy to tell which piece. Some of the pieces had a pink smudge on them, perhaps from the process that printed the promoted values on the reverse side of the piece. If held at a very steep angle (almost vertical) some of the pieces slid out of place (a Rook, a Bishop, a knight and a pawn). As may be noticed from the photographs, there are pieces of plastic sticking out from the rear of the piece; this is from where you have to remove them from a sprue. Anyway, this product is perfectly adequate for the purposes it may reasonably be used for; in my case it;s small enough to sit in front of the keyboard whilst playing Shogi on the computer. From my perspective I would have paid more for a higher quality product but I do feel that I have received value for money.

All good

This product greatly exceeded my expectations. Plastic components are surprisingly good quality and overall feel of set is better than any other travel game that i have owned. was going to use this as a set for teaching so I wouldn't have to care if it was lost or damaged, but now I have a problem because I want to keep it for myself !! would buy again. thank you

Easy to set up and use.

Had high hopes for this as a way to learn Shogi. The pieces themselves aren’t very magnetic and don’t always hold to the board well. Also, the kanji on the pieces is slightly different to what’s in the instructions. The instructions themselves could be vastly improved too. For a beginner it was difficult to understand which pieces went where and then what all the pieces actually did!

Before this, I've only seen, but never played shogi, so I've always been curious. Personally, I'm a fan of many of these board games, including chess, Chinese chess, checkers, Chinese checkers, etc because I like thinking strategically and using my brain to come up with new ideas. This was definitely something new to me and I had to learn it, which was pretty straightforward as the set came with instructions. A little confusing at the start, but as you play, you learn more and more and before you know it, you know the rules. The pieces come attached to a frame, so you need to cut them out, which was quite easy. If you don't want an uneven sharp edge, you'll need to give the area connecting to the frame a little shave down and it's very simple. Most of the pieces were fine, there was just one piece when you can see a gap and it looks like the piece wasn't done perfectly. It would be nice if two bags were provided to keep the pieces separate, because right now, they all get put together inside the folded board that forms a box, which will mix them all, and take a lot longer to separate when you come to play it. The magnetic aspect is quite weak, unfortunately, which is probably the biggest downfall of this. The magnetic aspect helps, but it doesn't stop pieces from moving, so I do think stronger magnets are necessary for this to be better. All things consider, at £11.79, I think this is a very good purchase and between family and friends that enjoy the varieties of chess, this would definitely be a great addition to play with.

This wasn't a game I knew, so it is fortunate that the set comes with a clrea set of playing instructions. The magnetic pieces live inside the folded board when not in use and overall it's a neat package (if a little larger than perhaps it needs to be) to take travelling.

A mí hijo le gustó, está imantado y se guardan las fichas dentro al doblarse y cerrarse para q no se pierdan

I’ve only recently discovered the game of Shogi, and I wanted to get an affordable and transportable set for myself. This one definitely fits the bill. At $15, it was very affordable. It’s not particularly fancy, but I wasn’t expecting that. It’s a very simple, bare-bones set with magnetic tiles meant to serve as a travel set. The pieces are small but clearly marked, which is important for beginners like myself who are still trying to learn the characters. The instruction pamphlet that explains how the pieces move has images that are a bit less than clear, but it didn’t take too much effort to figure out which was what. Once I am more practiced, the guide will be less necessary anyway, so I’m not too worried about that. The English translation is clear on how the pieces play and promote. The pieces came on sprues which had to be detached. It leaves a little leftover plastic end, but with some elbow grease and a file, you can get rid of those sprue ends easily. My experience constructing wargame miniatures came in handy there. The plastic isn’t particularly high quality, but I got what I paid for and I don’t have any complaints there. The magnets aren’t terribly strong. I’ve seen other reviews discuss whether the board can be turned upside down or not. I tried it, and the pieces did remain on the board. Really though, I don’t anticipate a lot of gameplay upside down. I also tilted it sideways and the larger pieces slid down, but again, I don’t anticipate playing sideways either. I haven’t tested if they’d survive a serious bump yet, but for standard use, they are adequate. I have some concerns about how long the latch to hold the board closed for storage will last. It seems a bit lower quality than I’d prefer. But again, it is a fifteen-dollar Shogi set. I won’t complain too much, and I won’t cut the star rating for that alone. All in all, it’s a decent set for a very good price.

Para el precio, es adecuado, por lo que no es muy grande y las piezas son de plástico. El imán que maneja no es muy potente, pero si lo suficiente para dejar las piezas pegadas al tablero al voltearlo de cabeza. En resumen, es muy buen producto.

Great

Prodotto eccellente, qualità prezzo superlativa. Incluso di istruzioni in diverse lingue, tra cui inglese, spagnolo, italiano, ecc... Consiglio assolutamente per chi vuole provare senza grosse spese, o anche semplicemente tenerli esposti come per collezione