Musings on 3D Chess

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1.   Terms

2. Chessboards

2.1.   Arrangements
2.2.   Markings
2.3.   Dimensions
2.4.   Summary

3. Piece Movement

3.1.   Straight Line Piece Moves
3.2.   Knight Moves
3.3.   Pawn Moves
3.4.   Piece Movement - Upright, Varying
3.5.   Piece Movement - Cant, Constant
3.6.   Piece Movement - Slant, Constant
3.7.   Piece Movement - Skew, Varying

4. Game Variations

4.1.  Artemis - upright, varying, 4x4x4
4.2.  Cant - cant, constant, 7x4x4
4.3.  Selene - slant, constant, 4x7x4
4.4.  Helios - skew, varying, 7x7x4
4.5.  Zeus - upright, varying, 8x8x8
4.6.  Tridimensional - slant (custom), constant, 6x10x7

5. Conclusion

5.1.   Premise Summary