Telling stories to teach kids chess

My Role

  • Final game documentation

  • Kickstarter deliverables / organization

  • Convention organization / presence

  • Negotiations with publishers and manufacturers

Project summary

  • Project funded in 11 hours

  • Raised $70,000+ through Kickstarter

  • Youngest audience ever to learn chess

What is Story Time Chess?

Story Time Chess is an educational board game that shows children ages three and up how to play chess. Using the story based curriculum of Chess at Three, Story Time Chess teaches the mechanics and strategy of chess through a cast of fantastical characters in a magic kingdom.

Through these stories, children learn crucial developmental skills, such as critical thinking, spatial reasoning, and planing ahead. Story Time Chess distills the curriculum of Chess at Three, which is only available in select regions of the United States, into a tangible product available to students everywhere.