Fun to play

When I was a child I used to play this game a lot. Now I'm 58 years old and bought it again. This a fun brain teaser that entertains me while my husband watches sports on TV or while TV commercials are on, while I'm watching a movie.
Marble solitaire or solitaire chess is a strategy game in which a player attempts to rid the game board of marbles by jumping pieces into empty spaces and removing jumped marbles, similar to jumping pieces in checkers. The ultimate goal of the game is to be left with one remaining marble in the game board's center space.
This wood solitaire board unlike a smaller version I previously bought has the right size. It's made out of solid wood and the holes for the marbles are placed far enough from each other so when you make a play your fingers won't bump the marbles next to the one you are moving and evidently won't fall out. Even if occasionally they happen to slip out of your fingers they will roll and land on a groove that surrounds the game board. Also, this version of solitaire chess has 4 more holes (and therefore 4 more marbles) on the corners and that makes it even more interesting to play with given the difficult level.
I leave it on my coffee table so that anyone passing by can give it a go.
It's a quick game for some immediate gratification.

I purchased this solitaire game to have on hand for my kids to play with during the summer months and beyond. The wood base is sturdy and the marbles sit in the depressions well and don't travel around the board without permission. Something that would make this item a 5 star item would be different colored marbles. We actually swapped out the black for multi-colored marbles and enjoy using it much more.

I think this is a great toy. The wood board is thick (but not heavy) and is beautiful. I like the groove around the edge - marbles don't roll off the board in case you accidentally bump a marble. You can also store the marbles that you jump over in the groove. One reviewer felt the black marbles are boring, but I think they look really good on the board. Fun game for anyone to play. Nice alternative to computer games. Rules for more than one way to play are engraved (very attractively) on the back of the board. Highly recommended. The only (small) problem I had is the pouch for the marbles is very cheap. I can probably find an inexpensive pouch at a craft store to replace it, made much better than the one provided. Otherwise, I love the toy!

Quite entertaining for all ages simple with flexible rules one can create :)