It’s a pity the boards aren’t aligned correctly. Can the supporting bar be bent over further, otherwise it requires a modification or aftermarket spine.
I am considering getting this set. The inclusion of a RULER in the pictures would have been helpful, as the issue with this Nobel Collection set, and the Franklin Mint sets is they are too small. IMHO
Here’s the official description from the Noble Collection website, which includes the height: “Authentic prop replica of the iconic Tridimensional Chess Set, as seen in the classic TV series Star Trek. Includes 32 die cast pieces that measure approximately 1.5 inches tall. Chess Set measures approximately 13 inches tall and features translucent acrylic game boards.” I hope that helps! For the size, in person I actually think it’s about right, much bigger would be pretty unwieldy. But I would say that when the attack boards are in place those corner squares can be a little tight to reach.
WOW. I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but the pieces are damn close to the Technical Manual dimensions, and what they used to film the TOS episodes where they used the game, but they are a little off. Being a Modeler for 54 years, and building scratch builds and now 3D modeling for about 14 years has brought me to doing massive research on ships, and Sci Fi models and objects. Some of them got so lost in the conjecture and there is no fixing them as they never had exact measurements and or Dimensions, while others did. I am working on custom 3D chess sets and models with the Star Trek TOS pieces as one of the sets. I am using the Technical manual from 1975 and from what I can tell by watching the episodes that they seem to be the most correct version. I am tempted to buy one of these sets to compare as I would like to scale it up to a Tournament or Club set as I believe it was made as a Library scale set, and on the show it is a Tournament scale. Anyway I hope you have enjoyed playing with it as 3D chess is definitely more difficult than regular chess on a flat board.
to be fair "a little off" is great for what it is, plus im pretty sure the pieces are from a specific episode, cant remember which one, but ive seen the specific ones before
I've wanted this set since I was a kid 40 years ago! This one from the Noble Collection is reasonably affordable at $145 USD. It's a bit small though: the pieces are 1.5" per the specs on their site. But it seems well made. The pegs used to hold the small "attack boards" seem like a weak spot, prone to not holding well and being wobbly, especially with repeated use. And since they're also supposed to be able to be inserted upside down (!) they need to hold tightly yet allow the board to be moved easily. I first thought the pieces weren't "to spec" based on the design I see in the Star Fleet Technical Manual (www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php - scroll near the end to see the two pages describing Tridimensional Chess), but I now see this Noble Collection set uses the design from the Charlie X episode of TOS!
Ohhh I didn't know they were also meant to be inserted upside-down! The rules I've seen only ever showed right side up. But then, I guess that's what you get for making the game *after* designing it. I have the SFTM somewhere around here...Now I'm gonna have to check it out and see what they say...
@@DailyStarTrekNews Or check out the Cygnus-X1 link for the complete book pages on line. So, does the Noble set allow the attack boards to be inserted into the *bottom* of the main boards? I'm praying it does since I just ordered this set from Amazon! Apparently the Franklin mint set did not allow for that.
@@-johnny-deep- Okay so I checked out the boards and technically, yes, you can turn the attack boards upside-down and insert them that way. In fact, when I tried, it was a little hard to get them back out again. Not sure how secure they would be with pieces on, though, and that way isn't in the official rules, so I don't think they were intended for that. But the little cross-shaped holes in the main boards (where the attack boards sit) go all the way through the acrylic. I hope that answers your question!
@@DailyStarTrekNews Yes, thanks for checking! I received my set yesterday, and can confirm what you found, namely that the attack boards CAN be inserted upside down, but that the attachment probably isn't secure enough to hold when one or more pieces are on the board. The main reason people are even considering upside down attack boards to be an option is because of a tantalizing statement in the Star Fleet Technical Manual (www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php) where it states that "an occupied attack board cannot be moved to an inverted pin position" (see www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/blueprints/sftm/03-98-31.jpg). So it seems like using inverted attack boards was part of the original concept. It's a shame that "official rules" were never created way back when since without them, we have several different variant rule sets now. FYI - I just now came across this page - memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Three-dimensional_chess - with still more info that I have yet to explore. --- BTW, two of my attack boards are pretty wobbly, and I think they will all become that way after only a few games. Too bad, since I REALLY like the design of this set otherwise. They could have made it SO much better with a better pin and hole design! Plus, I have a much better design in mind for the attack board attachment method that would be completely secure and also allow for a secure inverted position. I'll try to post a pic of the concept to my instagram page when I have a decent drawing. I wish I was more handy so I could make my own board - maybe some day.
Hi Carmine, I haven’t seen the Franklin Mint one up close so I can’t compare. But I do personally think this is worth the money, and if anything might be on the cheap side. This isn’t a board game you take out and put away, this is a decorative piece for your home ☺️ - Alison
It's mostly the same as regular chess, but you can choose the level you play on if you're moving to one of the squares that overlap. Plus the small boards can move! Dakota and I played a game right after we filmed this and it was fun!
The Noble tri dimensional chess board is well noted for the massive design flaw in the main boards not properly over lapping or even being offset by the same amount. It makes playing the game fairly intolerable and would be a greater source of amusement to the tri dimensional chess community if it didn't cost so darn much. I suppose, if Noble are giving you lots of things for free, it would be quite hard to point out such an obvious flaw in the design though.
@@DailyStarTrekNews ... and easy to understand. Not that I expected otherwise, but kids here in Austria usually talk in a tongue that a non-native speaker can't possibly understand without years of dialect exposure ;-) I guess English is more "unified" in general, historically, and with both of you having lived in both England and the US your English sounds particularily neutral to me. I hope I haven't talked myself into an offensive corner, sorry if I have. Still tired from watching that little NFL game yesterday ;-)
@@CLechleitner42 Both my kids' accents are definitely softened from when we lived abroad (I look back at some of our old videos in amazement!). But there's still a little bit there!
@@DailyStarTrekNews that's great star trek made it famous but it was invented in 1907 by Ferdinand Maack and considered the classic 3‑D game. Maack founded a Raumschach club in Hamburg in 1919, which remained active until World War II.
@@DailyStarTrekNews A lot of people didn't know that I just found out about it 2 years ago and 3 days ago I ordered a used one cause it was cheaper and i should get it in 9 days
@@DailyStarTrekNews Maack's Raumschach is not the same as Star Trek 3D chess. There have been many 3D chess games. Raumschach has 8x8x8 and 5x5x5 variants. The Star Trek chess board that you now have (it's a beauty) was invented for the original series. The first set of rules for the Star Trek chess set were invented in 1975 or 1976, and they were imperfect. The Wikipedia article on "Three-dimensional chess" covers all of this. Live long and prosper. 🖖
I might look pretty on your coffee table but it's rubbish for playing an actual game on, the main boards are spaced wrong which makes it hard work out your moves. It's a lot of money for an ornament with a useless rule book.
Read my review: bit.ly/39ZqkFG
Also you gave a real nice presentation keep up the good work
*I really enjoyed watching this! I've had one for a year and should be unboxing it soon. Working out how to play it could be a different matter!* ⭐😃👍
Excellent! And I love Dakota’s excitement too!
Right?! I've tried to get her to do videos with me before but she never wanted to, until this one came along!
Aw, that really made me smile. Thanks for sharing! It looks like a quality product too. Definitely one to watch out for.
I'm glad it made you smile! That's what we were going for. We really love this set ☺️
My wife and I are both Star Trek fans of the original sitcom in the 60s.
Star Trek the original series was not a sitcom!!😠
What the actual.... Amazing....super jealous, Alison!
It’s a pity the boards aren’t aligned correctly. Can the supporting bar be bent over further, otherwise it requires a modification or aftermarket spine.
Allison that was nice unboxing presentation that set is authentic
Thank you so much!! You're right, this set is awesome 🖖
Was looking for a set and didn't think I'd ever find one. What a surprise to have you cover this! Thank you for letting us know!
It's my pleasure! It's a really wonderful set and I can highly recommend it ☺️
I own a Star Trek Communicator purchased from the wand company.
Do they have a white and blue board?
I am considering getting this set. The inclusion of a RULER in the pictures would have been helpful, as the issue with this Nobel Collection set, and the Franklin Mint sets is they are too small. IMHO
Here’s the official description from the Noble Collection website, which includes the height: “Authentic prop replica of the iconic Tridimensional Chess Set, as seen in the classic TV series Star Trek. Includes 32 die cast pieces that measure approximately 1.5 inches tall. Chess Set measures approximately 13 inches tall and features translucent acrylic game boards.” I hope that helps!
For the size, in person I actually think it’s about right, much bigger would be pretty unwieldy. But I would say that when the attack boards are in place those corner squares can be a little tight to reach.
@@DailyStarTrekNews Thanks!
WOW. I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but the pieces are damn close to the Technical Manual dimensions, and what they used to film the TOS episodes where they used the game, but they are a little off.
Being a Modeler for 54 years, and building scratch builds and now 3D modeling for about 14 years has brought me to doing massive research on ships, and Sci Fi models and objects.
Some of them got so lost in the conjecture and there is no fixing them as they never had exact measurements and or Dimensions, while others did.
I am working on custom 3D chess sets and models with the Star Trek TOS pieces as one of the sets. I am using the Technical manual from 1975 and from what I can tell by watching the episodes that they seem to be the most correct version.
I am tempted to buy one of these sets to compare as I would like to scale it up to a Tournament or Club set as I believe it was made as a Library scale set, and on the show it is a Tournament scale.
Anyway I hope you have enjoyed playing with it as 3D chess is definitely more difficult than regular chess on a flat board.
to be fair "a little off" is great for what it is, plus im pretty sure the pieces are from a specific episode, cant remember which one, but ive seen the specific ones before
I've wanted this set since I was a kid 40 years ago! This one from the Noble Collection is reasonably affordable at $145 USD. It's a bit small though: the pieces are 1.5" per the specs on their site. But it seems well made. The pegs used to hold the small "attack boards" seem like a weak spot, prone to not holding well and being wobbly, especially with repeated use. And since they're also supposed to be able to be inserted upside down (!) they need to hold tightly yet allow the board to be moved easily. I first thought the pieces weren't "to spec" based on the design I see in the Star Fleet Technical Manual (www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php - scroll near the end to see the two pages describing Tridimensional Chess), but I now see this Noble Collection set uses the design from the Charlie X episode of TOS!
Ohhh I didn't know they were also meant to be inserted upside-down! The rules I've seen only ever showed right side up. But then, I guess that's what you get for making the game *after* designing it. I have the SFTM somewhere around here...Now I'm gonna have to check it out and see what they say...
@@DailyStarTrekNews Or check out the Cygnus-X1 link for the complete book pages on line. So, does the Noble set allow the attack boards to be inserted into the *bottom* of the main boards? I'm praying it does since I just ordered this set from Amazon! Apparently the Franklin mint set did not allow for that.
@@-johnny-deep- Okay so I checked out the boards and technically, yes, you can turn the attack boards upside-down and insert them that way. In fact, when I tried, it was a little hard to get them back out again. Not sure how secure they would be with pieces on, though, and that way isn't in the official rules, so I don't think they were intended for that. But the little cross-shaped holes in the main boards (where the attack boards sit) go all the way through the acrylic. I hope that answers your question!
@@DailyStarTrekNews Yes, thanks for checking! I received my set yesterday, and can confirm what you found, namely that the attack boards CAN be inserted upside down, but that the attachment probably isn't secure enough to hold when one or more pieces are on the board. The main reason people are even considering upside down attack boards to be an option is because of a tantalizing statement in the Star Fleet Technical Manual (www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php) where it states that "an occupied attack board cannot be moved to an inverted pin position" (see www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/blueprints/sftm/03-98-31.jpg). So it seems like using inverted attack boards was part of the original concept. It's a shame that "official rules" were never created way back when since without them, we have several different variant rule sets now. FYI - I just now came across this page - memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Three-dimensional_chess - with still more info that I have yet to explore.
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BTW, two of my attack boards are pretty wobbly, and I think they will all become that way after only a few games. Too bad, since I REALLY like the design of this set otherwise. They could have made it SO much better with a better pin and hole design! Plus, I have a much better design in mind for the attack board attachment method that would be completely secure and also allow for a secure inverted position. I'll try to post a pic of the concept to my instagram page when I have a decent drawing. I wish I was more handy so I could make my own board - maybe some day.
@@-johnny-deep- Congrats on getting the set! Even without the inverted pin position, I still think you'll enjoy playing it ☺️
Allison do think it is worth 145.00. I know you got to look at the set up close is it as good as the one made by Franklin mint??
Hi Carmine, I haven’t seen the Franklin Mint one up close so I can’t compare. But I do personally think this is worth the money, and if anything might be on the cheap side. This isn’t a board game you take out and put away, this is a decorative piece for your home ☺️ - Alison
Very cool!
What an awesome chess set! I saw a video of how to play once but since I didn't actually play it I've forgotten.
It's mostly the same as regular chess, but you can choose the level you play on if you're moving to one of the squares that overlap. Plus the small boards can move! Dakota and I played a game right after we filmed this and it was fun!
The Noble tri dimensional chess board is well noted for the massive design flaw in the main boards not properly over lapping or even being offset by the same amount.
It makes playing the game fairly intolerable and would be a greater source of amusement to the tri dimensional chess community if it didn't cost so darn much.
I suppose, if Noble are giving you lots of things for free, it would be quite hard to point out such an obvious flaw in the design though.
That is awesome, thank you!
Thank you for watching!! Are you thinking about getting a set?
This video is underrated
Nice chess set and guest!
Isn't she great?! I mean, I'm biased, but still...
@@DailyStarTrekNews ... and easy to understand.
Not that I expected otherwise, but kids here in Austria usually talk in a tongue that a non-native speaker can't possibly understand without years of dialect exposure ;-)
I guess English is more "unified" in general, historically, and with both of you having lived in both England and the US your English sounds particularily neutral to me.
I hope I haven't talked myself into an offensive corner, sorry if I have. Still tired from watching that little NFL game yesterday ;-)
@@CLechleitner42 Both my kids' accents are definitely softened from when we lived abroad (I look back at some of our old videos in amazement!). But there's still a little bit there!
That's so cool!
It's totally cool!! I love stuff like this, screen accurate and actually usable...win-win ☺️
Smart move, putting the entire frame in assembled. Large box, but not much assembly required.
It’s well-packaged, I think. Just right ☺️
The design is exactly like the original series sitcom. Like I much better than the Franklin Mint.
so have you tried play chess on it yet?
Yes!! It’s a tremendous amount of fun! 💙
@@DailyStarTrekNews that's great star trek made it famous but it was invented in 1907 by Ferdinand Maack and considered the classic 3‑D game. Maack founded a Raumschach club in Hamburg in 1919, which remained active until World War II.
@@mmarjisr Wow that's so cool, I didn't know that!
@@DailyStarTrekNews A lot of people didn't know that I just found out about it 2 years ago and 3 days ago I ordered a used one cause it was cheaper and i should get it in 9 days
@@DailyStarTrekNews Maack's Raumschach is not the same as Star Trek 3D chess. There have been many 3D chess games. Raumschach has 8x8x8 and 5x5x5 variants.
The Star Trek chess board that you now have (it's a beauty) was invented for the original series. The first set of rules for the Star Trek chess set were invented in 1975 or 1976, and they were imperfect.
The Wikipedia article on "Three-dimensional chess" covers all of this.
Live long and prosper. 🖖
wouah!!!
It's amazing, right??
I might look pretty on your coffee table but it's rubbish for playing an actual game on, the main boards are spaced wrong which makes it hard work out your moves.
It's a lot of money for an ornament with a useless rule book.