Competition Scholastic Chess Clock
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October 28th, 2009 by Board Game Reviews
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Competition Scholastic Chess Clock
The new Competition Game Clock is sleek, stylish and brightly colored. Its unique Coaches Favorite feature allows you to edit and save your favorite timer mode. The design is durable and easy to clean and has versatile multiple game options. Two large clear LCD screens display remaining time accurate to the second, as well as countdown and move features etc. Large, simple controls offer 10 timer modes; Blitz, Tournament, Game and User, plus your Coachs Favorite. Two large LCD displays, with 17mm high digits Versatile - multiple game options Unique - Coachs Favorite setting - instant access to your favorite settings 4-way control pad - easy navigation through modes One button game restart Large time control buttons with color/illumination for easy 360 degree visibility Option to turn off illumination and sound Timer modes include Blitz, Tournament, Game and User Requires 2 x C batteries
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Easy to use and durable
Relatively inexpensive, this chess clock is easy to use and has enough durability to survive normal chess club blitz game abuse. There is no “down side” to this product we’ve surfaced as yet.
5 Stars Chess Clock for LIFE
Giving this Timer anything less than five stars is unfair!!!
WEIGHT is good before adding batteries and perfect afterwords.
Using this timer is a snap once you get used to the fact you are adjusting a six digit time with a four digit display .
There are several preset functions to this timer allowing you just about as many combinations for timing as there are moves on a chess board.
Function 3C allows you to set the time per move for each player. It is preset to a blazing 5sec per move. When changing the time per move you have to change both players separately. This feature allows one player to be handicapped additional time if necessary. We set our clock to five mins per move in 3C.
Being new to the game I wanted to find out more about timing and rules of chess. WOW there are so many to choose from. All my research concluded that the most important thing is to agree to the rules and timing before the game starts.
Buy this timer, it is thrifty, durable, and with proper care should last a lifetime.
My only regret is that there is no sound only alarm function. (If they had this I’d use it daily in my kitchen.)
LASTLY: Lock your settings after you get the clock the way you want it.
5 Stars great price for a good clock
I went looking for a lowest price chess clock I could find, having the opinion that most chess clocks were way overpriced. I decided on this one over mechanical clocks to avoid the annoying tick tock those models can make, especially the cheaper ones. At first I was dismayed by the battery it uses, a more expensive C battery instead of the more common AA/AAA batteries, but as soon as I started using it I loved this clock. Its sturdy, with a wide base so slapping the buttons won’t knock it over. Programming the clock is not intuitive, it took me some tinkering before I figured out how to adjust times and get the fisher clock setting. There are also instructions for those who can’t figure it out. A green light indicates whose turn it is, a red light indicates who ran out of time. There is also a buzzer, you can toggle these on or off, or choose both.
4 Stars Quality clock, good design.
Easy menus. Many options. Good quick shutoff. Heavy, has a quality feel to the device. The buttons light up, which is a cool.
3 Stars Chess Clock!
This “toy” really is useful for the serious chess player who’s into speed chess, or for the chess player who just wants to know how long a game really takes. The instructions are a bit fuzzy, but a little experimentation and a few re-reads of the pamphlet finally got me started. It took about thirty minutes to figure out the controls to make it work.
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