Cathedral Wood Portable Travel Strategy Board Game

Although probably not as stimulating as chess, Cathedral is a pretty interesting game. I bought it for my eleven-year-old nephew and ended up playing it myself with another adult. It was fun to speculate about strategy and to see the repercussions one particular move could have on the entire game. Children (and adults) who enjoy mental challenges would like this game. It's not something to which one could dedicate a lifetime, but it's more challenging than a jigsaw puzzle or a game of checkers. I bought the travel version, and it's very good for travel. Each piece is magnetic, so it sticks to the board. The board itself has a high rim around it, so nothing moves or falls off. The lid is sturdy and keeps all of the pieces secure.

I bought the full size version of this game a few weeks ago and LOVED it! My girlfriend and I play it all the time and my friends always want to challenge us when they're over. This travel size edition is about half the size and comes in the most adorable wooden case. The case not only has a metal latch on top, but also two pegs and two magnets on the bottom to keep it sealed when not in use. What impresses me most of all is that the pieces and the board itself are magnetized so that you can literally flip the board upside down and all the pieces will stay in their respected positions. A very clever and practical feature for any game intended for travel use. The game itself is wonderful, challenging, and a blast to play. Combined with this ingenious design, I would highly recommend this to anyone that enjoys quick, exciting, and mind stimulating games. Always think a few moves ahead! A+ Recommend!

We purchased our first Cathedral made out of poly stone 6 years ago and it's been one of our favorite games. Me and my husband used to stay all night to play this game.(till I won)As our kids grew, they were interested in this game but we didn't let them touch it because poly stone would break easily.So we finally got this set for our kids so they can play at home and in the car.When I opened it, it was smaller than I thought and the workmanship was not that great. The box has lined magnet sheet on the bottom which is a great idea so kids can play in the car and the little pieces won't fall off from the board. But the corner of the box was not well sanded and didn't look nice or clean.Each piece is made out of wood and has magnet on the bottom but the wood part doesn't have nice, clean finishing. Some pieces which have several corners seem like they were glued together so I don't know how long they are going to last. I've seen cathedral classic at my German friend's house(they bought it in Germany) and their pieces were solid hard wood but this set is not.The latch to lock two wooden box is flimsy. It is quite small and hard to latch.I now think that I should have bought cathedral classic with a little bit more money.Overall, the game itself is really fun and the idea of travel case is good but the quality and workmanship need to be improved.

I played this for years in my teens and my brother recently brought this version of the game for a weekend visit. It was an instant hit, and the magnetic design, small size, and great quality make it perfect for travel. This is now our "go to" game for family game nights.

I watched the video which shows people playing the full size version literally at the top after the images which I thought is what I payed 30 plus dollars for, well surprise to me it’s super tiny like the box is the size of maybe two of the pieces I saw in the video. Nice quality just really disappointed and the video needs to be accurately sized with two people playing this tiny tiny game which would be hilarious honestly but jokes on me this time…

Family likes it. Magnets work well. Almost broke the lid as it's lift off, not slide or hinge as it appears and there are somewhat delicate wooden pegs keeping it on.

We didn't realize exactly how small this expensive $20 Cathedral game was going to be, despite it being the travel edition, it is really small, and we would have preferred a picture of the product in comparison to other household items before ordering. The moment we opened the cover, the metal play grid fell off: they did a bad job of gluing it in place. I had to glue it back in place before I could give it to my cousin for Christmas. The wood was cheap and it didn't even have hinges for the board to open with, but small weak wooden pegs. I almost broke the thing opening it as if it did have hinges because every other travel-sized game I have used before has hinges. The pieces themselves are made of wood and look drab and simplistic. The game comes with a plastic mold that was obviously intended to help put the pieces back in place after play, but the mold is impossible to read, and you simply can't put the pieces back the way they came, which makes the mold useless. We put the pieces back by standing some of them on their side, but then the mold didn't fit, and we couldn't close the box. We threw out the damn mold to close the box so we could give it. It seems obvious to me that the company spent very little time play-testing the game before selling it. I felt guilty giving this to my cousin for Christmas but I had little choice, and she was extremely unexcited by receiving it. I highly recommend making sure you get the regularly sized Cathedral game, and avoid this frustrating and diabolical piece of firewood.

I also first purchased the full sized game years ago in a toy shop in St. Augustine. From the first time I played it I was addicted. Recently I purchased the travel size game and like the original, it is of the finest quality and highly addictive! this is a game you want to play over and over, handling the pieces is a joy. I very much recommend this game and company and will be purchasing more of their innovative games in the future.