My proposal is not the first idea using an 8x8x8 Space, equivalent to 512 Cubic Boxes; but I conceived my creation as the Natural Evolution of Chess into the 3 Dimensions. I wanted to create a game having all the same features as Chess, only upgraded to the 3 dimensions. So I committed to maintaining all the attractiveness of the traditional game, keeping all its rules, except that they apply in 3 dimensions.
I was forced to introduce one only new rule: castling here is done in two moves called PreCastling and Castling, due to the specific conditions of the three-dimensional space.
I felt it was also important to maintain the balance between occupied and empty spaces. As well as in chess, the exact half of the space is occupied by pieces in the initial position. So that each player commands an impressive army of 128 GrandPieces.
The pieces might seem to resemble the six traditional chess figures; though each of them is considerably stronger than in chess, since it can move in the three-dimensional space. In order to keep this fact always in the players' minds, pieces in this game are called GrandPieces.
Such a huge number of pieces and their enhanced strength give this game an enormous potential, much greater than that of the traditional game. Just to make an example, after first move by White and Black, you can reach 40,000 different positions, instead of 400.
The game however is also very challenging for the logical-mathematical and spatial abilities of the mind. In several respects it can resemble a chess simul, played against a single opponent on 24 chessboards.
My proposal is not the first idea using an 8x8x8 Space, equivalent to 512 Cubic Boxes; but I conceived my creation as the Natural Evolution of Chess into the 3 Dimensions. I wanted to create a game having all the same features as Chess, only upgraded to the 3 dimensions. So I committed to maintaining all the attractiveness of the traditional game, keeping all its rules, except that they apply in 3 dimensions.
I was forced to introduce one only new rule: castling here is done in two moves called PreCastling and Castling, due to the specific conditions of the three-dimensional space.
I felt it was also important to maintain the balance between occupied and empty spaces. As well as in chess, the exact half of the space is occupied by pieces in the initial position. So that each player commands an impressive army of 128 GrandPieces.
The pieces might seem to resemble the six traditional chess figures; though each of them is considerably stronger than in chess, since it can move in the three-dimensional space. In order to keep this fact always in the players' minds, pieces in this game are called GrandPieces.
Such a huge number of pieces and their enhanced strength give this game an enormous potential, much greater than that of the traditional game. Just to make an example, after first move by White and Black, you can reach 40,000 different positions, instead of 400.
The game however is also very challenging for the logical-mathematical and spatial abilities of the mind. In several respects it can resemble a chess simul, played against a single opponent on 24 chessboards.
I've made 4 video lessons to explain in detail how it works, that are available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOeIXNTxzW_IC1T1Mlxolew