Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth Chess Set

Love this! I wanted to learn chess but wanted a fun version. Since im nerdy this is perfect. Seems to have good quality playing pieces. Easy to bring with places. Stores in the box well after games. Easy to learn with. I will eventually like to use model paint and paint them up but gosh so worth the buy as a lord of the rings fan. One of my friends gripped that the board was cheap compared to the playing pieces.

Got this for my Son for Christmas. He was really happy when he opened up. The detail of the pieces and board are great. Price was affordable. Definitely worth the purchase!!

Well built, detailed pieces, Don loves LOTR and chess, great combo!

I just received it today at my door and felt like a kid again opening the box and put ting the pieces on the board! As a fan of Lord of the Rings and chess I think this is a chess set that is very well done and definitely worth the money I paid. It's a beautiful set and the pieces are not small at all. Being able to play chess with it and recognize the various pieces is easy. And having pieces like this will add to your enjoyment of the game of chess as you begin and get into the game itself. Seeing who's threatening and where it's coming from using these figures develops chess into a meaningful fantasy battlefield! Visualizing not an abstract chess piece, but instead characters in Lord of the Rings really increases the excitement of the game. Regarding the Kings and Queens: I like how the designer put Gandalf in the white kind spot with Galadriel at his side. Placing Aragorn there with Arwen would have been an alternate way to design it. Regarding the Dark Side, I get placing Sauron and Saruman in those roles. But if you see the 2 wizards battling head to head (as I do), then place Saruman as the black king, and put Sauron in the black queen spot - matching him with the most powerful position on the dark side. Either way you set it up, it's a beautiful set with nicely sized pieces and worth the money.

My husband is obsessed with LOTR & has been begging for a LOTR chess set for as long as I can remember. Finally came across this one & he was so excited! The only thing keeping it from being a 5 star is the chess pieces are plastic, but none were missing or damaged. The size is perfect for at home play or travel, & the game is pretty easy to play once you memorize which pieces are which, lol. Pretty lightweight, again considering the chess pieces are plastic. Can’t speak on the durability yet since we just received it a few days ago, but as of right now I feel I got my money’s worth just for the smile it put on my sweet husband’s face!

Bought for my nerd cousin who loved it! Good weight, cool colors. Decent quality.

I bought this as a birthday present for my brother who is obsessed with LotR. He absolutely loved it.

My son loves LOTR and chess so this was the perfect gift for him. The quality of it is great.

Good quality my friend loved this present. Pieces are very detailed also.

Très bon jeu et de bonne qualité mes enfants aiment beaucoup

Es demasiado LINDO! Muy bien elaborado, las piezas muy bien detalladas, quedaría bien hasta de adorno en una oficina o sala.

Articolo acquistato per un regalo ad un appassionato di scacchi e de Il Signore degli Anelli: ho fatto un figurone! I pezzi sono molto ben realizzati e sono personalizzati per i bianchi (le forze del “bene”) ed i neri (gli accoliti di Sauron): anche semplicemente i pedoni sono diversi fra bianchi e neri. Le dimensioni sono anche generose e quindi non parliamo di pezzi di pochi cm con dettagli troppo piccoli da poter essere apprezzati. Discorso un po’ diverso per la scacchiera, che pur essendo sufficientemente solida è pur sempre di cartone e per di più pieghevole (in due parti): se quindi da un lato può sembrare comoda e pratica, dall’altro non è certo di solido legno!