Oh how some of us do like to play our games, like checkers, backgammon, poker, even chess.
Way back in the early 70's, someone came up with a variant of chess that operates on a 4th dimension.
We called it Mad Mate. 2 teams of players, assuming the same level of ability compete on 2 different boards.
One team has a player on the white side of one board, and a player on the black side of the other board.
Here is where the extra dimension, and consequences, come in:
Whenever you take a piece, you hand it to your partner playing on the other board.
When it is your turn, you have the option of making a move, or placing a piece your partner captured and passed to you, but not both. Your move has consequences simultaneously on 2 different playing fields that operate in 3D.
There is no time limit in the game, no check, only the taking of 1 of 4 kings stops it. One has to play the game by paying attention to both boards progress, or lose quickly.
Now, I wonder what type of game the Lizzies play?
Way back in the early 70's, someone came up with a variant of chess that operates on a 4th dimension.
We called it Mad Mate. 2 teams of players, assuming the same level of ability compete on 2 different boards.
One team has a player on the white side of one board, and a player on the black side of the other board.
Here is where the extra dimension, and consequences, come in:
Whenever you take a piece, you hand it to your partner playing on the other board.
When it is your turn, you have the option of making a move, or placing a piece your partner captured and passed to you, but not both. Your move has consequences simultaneously on 2 different playing fields that operate in 3D.
There is no time limit in the game, no check, only the taking of 1 of 4 kings stops it. One has to play the game by paying attention to both boards progress, or lose quickly.
Now, I wonder what type of game the Lizzies play?