Magnet chess games sold on Amazon, Etsy recalled for serious injury risk, CPSC says

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Kluster Fun Tabletop Magnet Chess Games were recalled over a serious injury risk. (Photo courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission)

An Ohio-based company recalled 151,600 magnet chess games due to a potential severe injury risk. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission officials said in a March 12 recall letter that the toys contain loose high-powered magnets that could result in an ingestion hazard to children. 

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When the high-powered magnets are swallowed, the magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, which can get lodged in the digestive system. The CPSC explained that this may cause punctures, "twisting, and/or a blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death."

So far, there have been no reports of injuries connected to the product. 

Magnet chess games recall

Why you should care:

Stoney Games, LLC of Bexley, Ohio. recalled its Kluster Fun Tabletop Magnet Chess Games with small, loose magnets about .5 to one inch wide and .3 to .4 inches high. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the games are sold in a black box with the word "Kluster" on the front of the box. 

CPSC officials added that the games feature 24 magnets, an orange string, an instruction manual and a black storage pouch with "Kluster" printed on the front. 

Additionally, the chess games were sold to consumers at independent game shops across the country, and online at Klustermagnets.com, Amazon.com, and Etsy.com between October 2018 and September 2025 in the price range of $15 and $20.

If I have a magnet chess game, what should I do with it?

What you can do:

Consumers with the magnet chess games should immediately stop using it, and take the game away from children and call Stoney Games for instructions on how to throw away the recalled magnets and receive replacement magnets that are not small parts.