Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set for 2 players

It is great, and what I thought was an very interesting chess set after I saw it on Star Trek.

Looks just like on star trek. I'm a trekkie and my friend told me i could not buy this, but i bought it anyways. I absolutely love it and it goes great with all my other geeky stuff.

Great set, fills my nostalgia heart

As of August 7, 2023, Amazon has the best price on the internet. Chess pieces alone are selling on other sites for over 1,400.00 USD, so this is perfect. The Noble Collection reproduction is a bit smaller than the one shown on Star Trek: The Original Series, but in my opinion that makes the game more playable as the board has a smaller footprint, fits in most settings, and doesn't take up as much table space. I liked the weight and sturdiness of the chess boards themselves. The attack boards fit snugly into their slots. Mine is very a sturdy, playable piece, not flimsy. The chess pieces, modeled after the classic Peter Ganine from the show, are also accordingly a bit smaller than the ones shown on TOS, but again, this makes them more manageable. There are videos available online that show in detail how to play 3-D chess. This set also comes with good instructions. I would advise at least a novice knowledge on how to play chess: this board isn't the standard 8 files wide (a-h) but rather uses the attack boards for a-b and g-h, and the main board for c,d,e,f. So it's a bit "fiddly" if you're used to a standard chess board. It's really a lot of fun, both to learn and to play. My advice: it's well worth the money. "Risk, risk is our business. It's what this [board] was made for. That's why we're [going to play] her." Have fun, be happy, and buy this game to play with your favorite chess fan or Trekkie/Trekker. Live Long and Prosper!

I am over the moon to have a really functional, attractive tridimensional chess set. My son and I are having a blast playing games with it--as avid traditional chess fans it is a treat to explore new dimensions of the game. Unfortunately, the assembly (and, by extension, the design) seems inconsistent. The first delivered set had the upper deck badly cracked at the mounting point. The second delivery had a similar problem. In the end, I swapped levels until we had one good set. I'm sorry to say it, but I don't think this chess board is tough enough to go where no one has gone before.

I have wanted one of these since it first appeared on Star Trek...but never had the cash when it was sporadically available. This set is sturdy (within reason) and several friends have gawked adoringly at it because it looks amazing. The pieces and frame are solid as described, not plastic. My only complaint is that this is on the small side - getting my large hands into the space between the boards and attack boards is annoying. In a perfect world, The Noble Collection would offer a full size version for which I would happily have paid extra $ for.

Husband saw it in the big bang theory and had to have it It's still in the box lol

I have a friend that has Franklin Mint version of the three-dimensional chest the quality on it is no better than the noble set in fact the price on the Franklin Mint is 1400 on a wooden type and 585 on the standard type the 1994 version of both sets from the Franklin Mint the plain pieces are plated silver and played a gold they are not authentic look-alike from the original series 66 to 1969 I think this is well worth the money I'm highly satisfied with it it came on time when it was supposed to I opened it up I found no defects no damage or broken pieces the only thing that I feel could have been a lot more informative is the instructional booklet I'm not familiar with the three-dimensional instructions I've never played it I've played regular chess for many years the objective is the same with this the pieces move just about the same way but there's certain things that are different as far as moving the attack boards when you can when you can't and occupy I am sure these different things as far as the gameplay goes can be learned pretty quick I give it five stars I think Nobles done a great job he has one thing I do would like to mention star trek.com used to sell the Franklin Mint version now they sell only the noble version I say thank you to the people that Noble for bringing this very authentic 3D chat set.

On the plus side, this chess set does look a great deal like the actual stage prop used on the original Star Trek down to the chess pieces. It serves very well as decoration for one's home. On the negative side, it is not designed in a good way to play Tri-Dimensional Chess. Perhaps it suffers from being too much like the actual prop, but the squares on the three main levels do not line up in a good way to play according to either its own included ruleset or other rulesets that exist that were inspired by Franz Joseph's _Star Fleet Technical Manual_. Unfortunately, the positioning of the three main boards relative to each other are not easily adjustable. Also, the smaller "attack boards" are wobbly. They are usable, but fail to be elegantly so. Nevertheless, with a little imagination the board is usable for playing chess. An additional criticism is that while the rules included are playable, they are not well explained. I had to go online to see how other similar rulesets were written in order to be certain that I understood Nobel Collection's ruleset. It would have helped if the makers had included another piece of paper with examples of play to get the idea across effectively. A move notation system to record one's games would also have been a good addition. For this reason, I can't give this set five stars, or even four stars. If all that you want is decoration, I'll give it four and a half stars. The only thing that keeps it from five stars are the wobbly smaller boards.

meravigliosa scacchiera di star trek per me che sono un appassionato è stato davvero un gioiello, il prodotto è fragile quindi fate attenzione e tenetelo al meglio

Si eres fan de Star Trek esta es una pieza que si oh si debes de tener en tu colección

Super Qualität und sehr massiv. Auch im Gewicht.

I’m a lifelong fan of Chess and Star Trek. I’ve already got the original product released by the Franklin Mint and this new product is just as good from the Noble Collection. The pieces are plastic but have a good weight and a nice feel. The rules are included so you can play with opponents if you have a mind to learn the game. It’s different to normal chess but not wildly different. Looks nice in a study or on a small side table.