Tomorrow was supposed to be the launch of Regium chess board, an amazing product that moves the pieces using electromagnetism. It connects to all the major platforms and seems to be the perfect electronic chess board.
Now it looks most likely to be a complete scam!
Here's the Chess.com blog that seeded the skepticism:
There's still the second video that would seems to be impossible to create using "stop motion", but with everything else I'm now too skeptical to take the plunge:
P.S. If anyone wants to actually create this product, the market research has already been done for you and there is clearly massive demand!
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:21 pm
by Ovyron
What they fail to mention is what is so revolutionary about Regium Chess? Like, what can it do that isn't featured in this video of real working hardware?
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:52 pm
by Steve Maughan
Ovyron wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:21 pm
What they fail to mention is what is so revolutionary about Regium Chess? Like, what can it do that isn't featured in this video of real working hardware?
The electromagnetic movement was the innovation. Up to this point all boards that move the pieces automatically rely on a single motorized magnet with an x-y motor. The moving parts have been notoriously unreliable (and slow) in the legacy systems. In contrast Regium's electromagnetic system has no moving parts and, in theory, is extremely fast at moving the pieces.
Steve
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:43 pm
by Ovyron
I see. I like slow moving pieces myself (in graphical GUIs I have them moving in the slowest setting.)
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:14 pm
by mwyoung
If this is an elaborate scam!! I am sold, but how do they get my money? Who is going to buy this without independent reviews.
You do have to admit they do CGI very well for a bunch of scammers. If it is a scam. They need to be selling the CGI or stop motion...well done!
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:27 am
by AdminX
This is one impressive demo for scam!
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:53 am
by Steve Maughan
mwyoung wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:14 pm
If this is an elaborate scam!! I am sold, but how do they get my money? Who is going to buy this without independent reviews.
You do have to admit they do CGI very well for a bunch of scammers. If it is a scam. They need to be selling the CGI or stop motion...well done!
It's a Kickstarter project. You have the opportunity to back it and then wait until they develop the product fully.
I really hope it's not a scam but enough valid points have been made to prevented me from partying with any cash until it's been independently reviewed.
Steve
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:55 am
by Steve Maughan
AdminX wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:27 am
This is one impressive demo for scam!
Hi Ted - notice you never see a human in the picture when thE pieces move. In later videos you do.
Steve
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
mwyoung wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:14 pm
If this is an elaborate scam!! I am sold, but how do they get my money? Who is going to buy this without independent reviews.
You do have to admit they do CGI very well for a bunch of scammers. If it is a scam. They need to be selling the CGI or stop motion...well done!
It's a Kickstarter project. You have the opportunity to back it and then wait until they develop the product fully.
I really hope it's not a scam but enough valid points have been made to prevented me from partying with any cash until it's been independently reviewed.
Steve
For me the hardware is meaningless. Unless the software will work in my apps.
