Google?
http://www.chessvariants.org/3d.dir/startrek.html
http://www.yestercade.net/tactical.htm
http://www.thedance.net/~roth/TECHBLOG/chess.html
(P.S. I own a copy of this chess set, but I just bought it for decoration, because... well, because it's Star Trek and it's chess and it's cool. I've never played an actual game on it.)
Star Trek and Chess
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So, you're a Trek geek. Just kidding. Actually, I plan to make one, pieces and all. I'll check the sites you suggest.
Thanks
Nice to know some of the rules of 3-d chess. Thanks for the resources!
I realise this is an old conversation, but board game geeks have a fairly comprehensive list of the different rule sets along with their critical analysis.
Andrew Bartmess's rules are a bit one sided.
My favourites are the World Tri Dimension Chess Federation rule, developed by a fighter pilot to better teach three dimensional aerial combat:
I am usually interested in variations of the great game of Chess. However, this is an acception. In case some (if not most) of you are not familiar, Tri-dimensional Chess is a variation of traditional Chess created for the classic TV series Star Trek. Eventually, someone wrote actual rules to this game which were published in the 1970's.
Does anyone on this forum have knowledge of these rules as I would very much like to read them and see if they allow for a playable game (as it has been claimed).
Don't worry, I'm not holding any tournaments or anything. This is mainly for trivial purposes.