What is '3D Chess'?
by 
Paul Glover
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A flat board game is '2D' or Width x Length. '3D' = '3 Dimensions'. '3 Dimensions' = 'Width, Depth(Length), HEIGHT'. Here is where the confusion begins. There is a program out there that is called '3D Chess'. *The pieces are 3D* but they can only move in 2D or two dimensions or the Width of the board and the Length of the board. They can not move Up or Down representing HEIGHT, the 3rd dimension. So for '3D Chess' to be really '3D' The pieces must be able to move up/down to another board. Take a look at these rules: http://www.dimensionalized.com/game/rules4_3d_chess/index.php?frm=answerbag and build your own 3D Chess game in 10mins. Here is an annimated demo of a game: http://www.dimensionalized.com/game/rules4_3d_chess/Chess-TheNextGenerationGam2a.html (you need Flash installed) Here it is visually explained: http://www.dimensionalized.com/game/rules4_3d_chess/abriefdemo1a.html (you need Flash installed) --It should be said that each board be seperated by about 6.5" or 165mm or so that with ease your hand could reach any piece.-- (by Paul Glover at dimensionalized.com)
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There are a couple of different ways to create a 3D chess board. Paul Glover describes one way. With his way you can theoretically stack several boards on to of each other. The problem with his version is that it would be rather difficult to access the pieces and spaces that are beneath the top board. However, when I think of 3D chess, the game that comes to my mind is the one that Kirk and Spock played regularly on the original Star Trek series (http://www.3dchessfederation.com/tridimensional_chess.htm).
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