Phantom Chessboard - First impressions

[u/Loading_engineer]

Being hones i am very impressed with the quality of their board. I just got the full wooden chess pieces and look amazing!

I am testing the software and has an option to play famous games. Looks very interesting.

[u/the-software-man]

The impossible first move is noticeable and annoying. The men and board are beautiful tho.

[u/Alexia72 → u/the-software-man]

It's not an impossible overall position though. White could have moved one of their knights back and forth. This could be black's third move, at the earliest.

[u/Loading_engineer → u/the-software-man]

I was talking with a friend about the horse, it is cnc made so i just put it there and took the picture haha

[u/Subject_Duty_8913 → u/Loading_engineer]

Do you have videos? I also am thinking to buy one phantom chessboard

[u/Loading_engineer → u/Subject_Duty_8913]

I wanted to share a video but this sub does not allow to post videos :c

[u/phonescroller]

I have a Square Off board and was disappointed by how slow and loud the movement was. Also it’s larger than most 24” boards and demands a lot of space. Looked up the site for this, the movement looks smoother unless the video has been sped up. I notice they add unnecessary music to mask the movement sounds.

[u/Loading_engineer → u/phonescroller]

Is the app still available? i tried to buy one like half year ago but was impossible

[u/koolkatkaleb]

Looks gorgeous! After all this time, what ended up being your landed cost for the board and upgraded pieces?

[u/Loading_engineer → u/koolkatkaleb]

I live in texas so it was pretty cheap the shipment around 60usd. the chess pieces aropund 270 usd, i did not like too much the bottom metal part of the original ones and the wood of the chess pieces is darkwalnut so i am pretty happy with them.

[u/Dildo-Fagginz]

Looks nice, can you play the Réti ?

[u/Subject_Duty_8913 → u/Dildo-Fagginz]

Of course, Do you know a sub where i can post videos about chess? i would like to post some openings there ☺️

[u/International_Bug955]

I'll be honest, I thought I'd never really want a self-moving chessboard, because of the "clunkyness" of the motors and the magnetised pieces; but chessnut move gave me a new hope. Their piece design is a little weird because of the imbued batteries in every piece, but I REALLY hope it gets popular enough that someday in the future we'll have a board with all pieces able to simultaneously move at accessible prices!

[u/Loading_engineer → u/International_Bug955]

Yo, I gotta say, the Phantom Chessboard in sculpture mode is so dang smooth and silent it’s basically magic. I watched those videos you mentioned, and dude, those robots? Straight-up WEIRD. They move like those sketchy, cheap cars that just lurch around with zero logic, and the clunky piece noises? Total dollar-store vibes. I’m all about that classic design, man. Looks like a regular chessboard when people roll up to my place, but when it starts moving on its own? Minds BLOWN.