![]() ![]() in theory, but less than that since the mini-boards (and the number of them) are not large enough to ever allow it (actual max. directions)Ĥ*Chess N: 8 plus 8 plus 4x4 plus 4x4 = 48 directions max. (including the 4 if it stays on the same mini-board as it starts)Ĥ*Chess Q (or 4*Chess K): 80 directions max. (including the 4 if it stays on the same mini-board as it starts)Ĥ*Chess B: 24 directions max. number of directions that they can move along in making a move:Ĥ*Chess R: 8 directions max. NotesĪn implication of the above is that the following pieces have certain max. Rules Stalemate is a draw, as in standard chess. Here's a diagram illustrating all possible legal moves on an empty board by the White 4*Chess Unicorn, taking it. There is no double step or en passant, and it is possible for a 4*Chess Pawn to early on avoid being captured by an enemy 4*Chess Pawn simply by moving to the last rank of a mini-board (except for the appropriate promotion mini-board). 4*Chess Pawn promotions occur on the last rank of the corner mini-board where the enemy 4*Chess King starts the game, and a 4*Chess Pawn may promote to any 4*Chess piece type (other than 4*Chess King). ![]() If it is making a capture it moves like a 4*Chess Bishop, except only moves by one square, or by one mini-board that's adjacent diagonally or by one row or by one column, and never retreats by rank or mini-board (i.e. P=4*Chess Pawn - moves like a 4*Chess Rook (unless capturing) except only moves forward one square at a time on a rank, or forward by one column or one row to another mini-board (but moves to same rank & file there). N=4*Chess Knight (nicknamed Horse) - changes 1 coordinate by 1 square and 1 coordinate by 2 squares, like a knight K=4*Chess King - moves like a 4*Chess Queen, only one square/mini-board at a time (no castling) ![]() Q=4*Chess Queen - moves like a 4*Chess Bishop or 4*Chess Rook, or a 4*Chess Unicorn, or a 4*Chess Balloon R=4*Chess Rook - changes 1 coordinate as it moves, like a rook U=4*Chess Unicorn - moves like a bishop except changes 3 coordinates as it moves (standard 3D fairy chess piece) ī=4*Chess Bishop - changes 2 coordinates as it moves, like a bishop (does not change square colour even if moving to another mini-board) In 4*Chess, some 3 and 4 dimensional moving pieces are introduced, and all the pieces may possibly move between the mini-boards when performing a move (note that 'coordinate' in these instructions refers to the rank or file of a square on a mini-board, or refers to the row or column number of a mini-board):ĭ=4*Chess Balloon (I'd nickname it Dirigible) - moves like a bishop except changes 4 coordinates as it moves & stays on same square colour (standard 4D fairy chess piece) A Game Courier preset for play is available. Note that some links are provided in the Notes section, for further reference. I played a game of it with a friend, and it didn't take too long after a blunder, as we knew a 4*Chess King and 4*Chess Queen vs. It's based on a BASIC computer program I made for it in the 1980's, which took up less than 16K. Using a computer program for it, a player could check if he is making a legal move, and whether it is mate or stalemate, for example. A 16x16 board with appropriate spacing could be used even on a coffee table it would be about the size of a Scrabble board (15x15 for that). The game is played using sixteen 4x4 (2D) mini-boards that are arranged in four columns and four rows. 4*Chess (four dimensional chess) Here's a 4 dimensional chess game that can be played as if on a 2D plane. This page is written by the game's inventor, Kevin Pacey. 4*Chess (four dimensional chess) on Game CourierĬheck out Expanded Chess, our featured variant for September, 2023. ![]()
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