3-Way Chess

By Miss Cellania in Toys on Mar 7, 2008 at 2:04 pm

3waychess

This 3-way chessboard was purchased in the Czech Republic. The pieces move in the same way as normal chess, but that becomes a little weird in the center of the board, where six “squares” ajoin. The first person to checkmate either of the other two wins. The biggest problem I see is finding two people who want to play with you! Link -via the Presurfer


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  1. Jeff Bell
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    How does the bishop move through the center?

    I see three black squares with their corners touching.

    Does it get to choose?

    -Jeff

  2. Miss Cellania
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    The link goes to a post explaining all the moves, with pictures of possible paths. Yes, the bishop can choose which direct path to take through the center.

  3. DoorFrame
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    This is a fantastic idea.

  4. Jonn
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    I own one of these boards, and playing on it is a complete mindfuck… at least for the first few games. It’s a lot harder, and a lot of fun.

  5. Ken
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    I have had that exact same board for years and years, and my dad, my brother and I have never managed to finish a game. We all find it confusing around the middle …

  6. VonSkippy
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Chess variants are like any other type of knockoffs, dull and lifeless when compared to the REAL thing.

  7. Christophe
    Mar 7th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    My brother has one of those. The strategical part is really interesting : since the first one to checkmate any opponent wins, if you are about to do so, the third opponent is going to team up with the would-be-checkmated to save themselves. Tricky, but it goes for a well balanced game.

    Try it with “Tempete sur l’echiquier” (http://www.chessvariants.com/cards.dir/tempete.html, “Knightmare Chess” for the English version of the game) Headache incomimg!

  8. Alex
    Mar 8th, 2008 at 1:30 am

    Amateurs! Now THIS is chess!

  9. Dave
    Mar 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    No, Alex; that’s not chess. It’s insanity.

  10. Founderstar
    Mar 10th, 2008 at 4:42 am

    cOOlest stuff I’ve ever seen!!

  11. sim
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 9:56 am

    where can i get one of these
    im seriosly interested and cant find one anywhere ? please mail me back

  12. Steve Black
    Mar 13th, 2009 at 12:40 am

    3 Player Chess is so much fun, I bought mine here: 3 Way Chess

  13. O
    Apr 10th, 2009 at 7:33 am

    A genius thing!
    It works perfectly (although indeed a little confusing, for beginners in Geometry …), and it keeps unaltered all the rules of covnventional chess, that is, you don’t have to learn much thing new (besides not to get dizzy with the understanding of the M. C. Escher (see Wiki …) craziness of the looks of it :D

    Wonderful! Can hardly wait to try it. I think I’ll have to make one out of paper, so as to try, cause I won’t buy it for now … (No money :( …)

  14. Charles
    Nov 3rd, 2010 at 6:23 am

    This is idiot thing to vicious people.

  15. GK88
    Jan 28th, 2011 at 11:57 am

    They should get this game online on yahoo or something. Itd be amazing!!


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