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Three-dimensional chess

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Three-dimensional chess, or 3D chess, refers to a family of chess variants that replace the two dimensional board with a three dimensional array of cells, usually stacked chessboards. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Year
1907 2
Game Type
Chess variant 1
Designer
Ferdinand Maack 2
Publisher
(Public Domain) 2
Publisher
(Unknown) 2
Game Category
Abstract Strategy 2
Game Mechanic
Grid Movement 2
Game Mechanic
Pattern Movement 2
Game Mechanic
Square Grid 2
Game Mechanic
Static Capture 2
Game Mechanic
Three Dimensional Movement 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
2 2
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 1
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1. Wikipedia, Three-dimensional chess
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Three-dimensional chess (or 3D chess) refers to a family of chess variants that replaces the two-dimensional board with a three-dimensional array of cells, usually stacked chessboards.
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2. Raumschach (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1907
  • Designer: Ferdinand Maack
  • Publisher: (Public Domain)
  • Publisher: (Unknown)
  • Game Category: Abstract Strategy
  • Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Pattern Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Square Grid
  • Game Mechanic: Static Capture
  • Game Mechanic: Three Dimensional Movement
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 2
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