? good sub-$30 travel chess set ???

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Siwash

I want to give a travel set to my son for his birthday; he's 12.

Anything out there that's pretty good at the sub-$30 price?

baddogno

I use this one.  Think I might have gotten mine from Amazon, not sure now.  There are basically 2 kinds of travel sets.  There are the tiny little ones that are almost useless for serious chess but do have the virtue of folding into a pocket.  And there are the larger "transportable" sets, also usually magnetic, and slightly larger.  I find anything smaller than a 12" board unuseable for play, although the little 7' through 10" boards are OK for study.  More bang for your buck with plastic than wood and the wooden sets at this price range are pretty crude, but obviously your choice.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-in-1-Travel-Magnetic-Chess-and-Checkers-Set-12-5-/252433197825?hash=item3ac630eb01:g:5-sAAOSwjXRXaWPo