I've been playing a variant of chess - 3D Chess (using the Millennium 3D Chess* rules developed by William D'Agostino) for about 30 years. I love the game - it's a fast paced and complex variant on regular chess which uses 3 8x8 boards stacked one upon the other making a solid chess board.
Pieces move as you would expect with the addition of being able to also move through space to different boards. See the Yahoo Millennium_3D_Chess group for a full explanation.
Download a Free Copy of the Rules! - Courtesy of Mr. D'Agostino. The Yahoo group also includes an Excel spreadsheet and Chess font that will allow you to easily play the game by e-mail.
Coming soon - a picture of MY 3D Chess sets - the fast crude plastic set I use in my classroom and the nicer glass set I'm working on.
Click to view animation of a 3D Game in progress
This one is 19 moves into the game - it's made up of photos of the board as the moves are made. The GIF file is 2MB in size and will take a few minutes to load.
Here's an animation of the entire game where you can see all 3 boards diagramed out. Click Here - 192KB GIF File
Dimensionalized Chess
This is another variant of 3D Chess that I've been playing against the developer, Paul Glover - I beat him in the first game and I think I'll take him again in the 2nd, but the man is a VERY good player. Check it out!
Here's some shots of the prototype of the nice glass and wood set I'm working on. There are some flaws here, as expected with a prototype but it'll give you a good idea of what it'll look like.
Here's a shot of the prototype with my game against Will D'Agostino (move 31) in progress.
And here's my 'Millennium-II Cross Chessboard' in Oak, Acrylic, and Steel:
Finally, a small portable chess set. Small, easy to transport, fast to assemble.
Here's a shot of the Star Trek 3D Chess Set I just made from scrap bits hanging about my lab.
And for regular chess, you can play for free online at:
Naturally, my username there is Orion.
* - Trademark owned by William D'Agostino
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