Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/update-on-regium-chess
Then there's the LiChess blog post:
https://lichess.org/blog/XlE48hEAACIAQv ... y-evidence
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:
https://youtu.be/kjObX4Myzpw
YMMV but proceed with caution!
Steve
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!
Now it looks most likely to be a complete scam!
Here's the Chess.com blog that seeded the skepticism:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/update-on-regium-chess
Then there's the LiChess blog post:
https://lichess.org/blog/XlE48hEAACIAQv ... y-evidence
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:
https://youtu.be/kjObX4Myzpw
YMMV but proceed with caution!
Steve
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!
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLOj-TylGg
Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Pretty sure something like this already exists: https://squareoffnow.com/
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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.Ovyron wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:21 pmWhat 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? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLOj-TylGg
Steve
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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!!
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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjObX4Myzpw&t=16s
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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjObX4Myzpw&t=16s
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
It's a Kickstarter project. You have the opportunity to back it and then wait until they develop the product fully.mwyoung wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:14 pmIf 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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjObX4Myzpw&t=16s
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
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
Hi Ted - notice you never see a human in the picture when thE pieces move. In later videos you do.AdminX wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:27 pmThis is one impressive demo for scam!![]()
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3WWuHgIwQ0
Steve
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Re: Regium Chess — Most likely an elaborate SCAM!!
For me the hardware is meaningless. Unless the software will work in my apps.Steve Maughan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:53 pmIt's a Kickstarter project. You have the opportunity to back it and then wait until they develop the product fully.mwyoung wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:14 pmIf 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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjObX4Myzpw&t=16s
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
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But my words like silent raindrops fell. And echoed in the wells of silence.
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