My New Ultimate Chess Pieces are Yellow

While the above statement is true, it is not true for the Ultimate set that is the topic of this thread.

This new Ultimate set does have the white pieces with more yellow that many other sets.  However, I have seen wood sets with the white pieces just as or even more yellow.

Also, I have played games with this new set, and the particular color of the pieces of this set  DO NOT dazzle the eyes at any time, let alone during play.

I wish that this Stauntonmaster would not spout off such statements and condemnations without actually owning or at least personally using the particular product(s) he so much enjoys to deride.

So buy whatever set makes you happy.  Is there a purpose behind repeating your opinion 100x in this thread?  We get it.

Actually the natural (wood) color is more popular than the ivory color for the white plastic pieces.

best to completely ignore Stauntonmaster....he/she/it is an idiot....the sooner you stop responding to it, the sooner it is likely to go away.....i.e., pretend it doesn't exist...

Yeah.  Probably time to stop feeding the troll.

Well, you appear to be right.  My trying to dispute, with facts, what he says is going unheeded by him.  He just seems to go on and write as if no one else has written anything at all.

Trying to reason with someone for whom reason is unimportant is a waste of energy...and only has the effect of encouraging and perpetuating the nonsense...

Is a "dazzle" different from a "hallucination"? ;-)

I'm sure there are at least a few chess players in the world that like their eyes to be dazzled.

Finally, Stauntonmaster has written one single thing that has some truth to it, even though his statement is still wrong.

The finish of a set, whether it be plastic, wood or any other material is better if it is not shiny.  The neutral colors do not have anything to do with the finish having a shine or not.

And of course his statement regarding the color, Yellow, is ridiculous.

Problem with seeing a different color very soon is the minimum order quantities are horrendous. I am guessing the quantity was 2K. It is what it is and one day we will see a cream or white color. 

I live in Canada. I was very happy to purchase the "Conqueror" plastic chess pieces from Regency, which has a shop in Canada as well as one in the UK. It was a quality plastic chess set in a style I liked.

I looked around, and among the three major Canadian chess stores online that I know of, one doesn't even sell plastic pieces, and none of them carry the "Ultimate" design.

However, I visited the ChessBazaar web site. And one of their current clearance items was a wooden chess set in a style that resembled the "Ultimate" pieces. They claim to pay duty and shipping on international orders.

So, yes, there are better choices at least for the next person.

Actually I think with a blue color board that is the perfect color pick for white pieces.

I have normally green board.

The old red and yellow bakelite sets were kind of bright as well. Especially the red.

Anyways here is my Ultimate Chess Pieces set on an Olive Green mousepad board. I think that board color and lighting does make a difference. 

I got the mousepad board from chesshouse.com They call theirs Flex Pad. I believe Olive Green is one of the best color of board for Ultimate Chess Pieces v2.0

I bought 3 of the ultimate chess sets last year. Two directly from Shelby, and one from Amazon.

I still own my original ultimate set from the mid 2000s. I as many others, still vastly prefer the original cream color. But I was really excited to get the new version. When the first 2 arrived, I was quite disappointed in the color. After researching what happened with Shelby’s original intent, I still went ahead and purchased a third one. I just wanted to support Shelby’s endeavor, because the man seems like a very passionate chess enthusiast himself. If and when he is able to produce a new batch with a better cream - off/white color, I will gladly gift my 3 current sets to a local school’s chess club, and immediately buy 3 of the new ones from Shelby. I will soon buy one of his v-tech clocks as well, but that will probably be sometime next month. I believe we all have the right to complain about things we don’t like. However, with the chess world being as small as it is, we the users need to support the few people still fighting the good fight to bring good chess equipment to us.

I commend the original poster for deciding to keep the set. 

Hey all, I just listed one of the butter sets on Ebay auction starting at 99 cents. Here is the link: WE Games Ultimate Chess Pieces - Yellow - 2nd Ed -NOS - 3X Weight - Sealed w Box | eBay

You might get this cheap...or it might go through the roof. All up to you guys!

Shelby

It is already at the same price as when they were sold retail. The bidders know it's a collectible now. Good luck to the lucky winner of the butter Ultimate chess set!