Story Time Chess Review - Even a 3 Year Old Can Learn To Play Chess!

Can I confess something?  I don't know how to play chess.  I've always wanted to!  I even tried to get my dad to teach me when I was a teenager.  But that lasted all of half an hour.  I just could NOT remember how each of the pieces moved.  Actually, I think my brain just shut off in anticipation of the difficulty.  Haha!  But I've always wanted to know how to play, and I want my kids to learn, so I was THRILLED to find out about Story Time Chess!



Story Time Chess claims to be able to teach children as young as 3 years old how to play! I figured, that's perfect!  That's what I need!  Haha!  So the fantastic folks at Story Time Chess sent me a copy of the game for review!

Here's what I loved:

1.) It teaches each piece individually! - Story Time Chess gives each of the different pieces on the board a cute character and a fun backstory.  And the backstory helps you remember how they move!  (King Chompers gobbles up pizza as he goes slowly, moving one step at a time.)  After each character's story, there's a set of practice games that will help your child practice moving that piece (while committing how it moves to memory). The instructions recommend mastering one piece before moving on to the next. This seems so logical to me!  Don't try to remember all those pieces and their moves all at once.  Learn them one at a time!


2.) Its more than just a chess game!  This set has a lovely, colorful book that's filled with all the character backstories and practice games!  There's also a small board game and a set of cards for practice.  Plus, the chess board is double sided!   There's a Story Time Chess side and a regulation side!



3.) The characters are fun and engaging!  As I mentioned, there are fun characters and backstories for each piece on the chess board. They are adorable and the kids really love them! And I love that they slide into each of the chess pieces!  This means that when you're ready to graduate to the official game, you can slip the characters off and play with the regular chess pieces!



4.) The board and pieces are large. - This may seem like its not a big deal, but for small hands, this is great! It not only makes the game seem fun and engaging, but it makes it easier for little hands to play with!



We've really enjoyed this game so far!  The kids and I all love the colorful story book and the adorable characters!  And I feel like its actually helping us all master how the pieces move.  (There was a period of a couple weeks between the first time we played and the second - because I got really sick and wasn't up to any games for a while.  But even after all that time, I still remembered that the King moves one step at a time and where he moves - thanks to the adorable story, characters, and practice games!) At 40 years old, I may actually FINALLY learn to play chess!!!  And I'm kinda super excited about that!!! The kids all enjoy the fun stories and colorful characters as well!  And with the storybook and practice games, it really feels like we're getting a LOT for the price - a standard chess game, a fun and fanciful chess game, practice games, and a story book!  I definitely recommend checking Story Time Chess out!!! (You can also find it on Amazon!)

I received this game, free of charge, from Story Time Chess, in exchange for my honest review.