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Luxury Chess Set Designed Colorful Engraved Chess Boards Chess Set with Storage Cadeau Christmas Gift for Boyfriend Gift for Dad Present One of the false memories planted into Geordi La Forge's brain after being brainwashed by the Romulans was of making second place in a chess tournament on Risa. ( TNG: " The Mind's Eye") A replica of the Star Trek Tri-Dimensional Chess Set first seen in Star Trek: The Original Series of the 1960s. The series created a devoted fan base that has grown in the 54 years the franchise has continued. This second closeup, also from Charlie X, shows some of each type of piece, though the Kings are on the top layer and get cut off. Both white Knights are on the bottom layer, and the one to the lower right appears clearly enough.

According to the the World Tri Dimensional Chess Federation's rules, the starting positions illustrated here are quite correct. As they were originally created by a military fighter pilot, to help teach aerial combat tactics, in a three dimensional space, aren't they more pertinent to the original idea of 3D chess in Star Trek? Despite the game's inherent complexity, some individuals have been dismissive of it. When Harry Kim referred to Kal-toh as "Vulcan chess", Tuvok claimed that " Kal-toh is to chess as chess is to Tic-tac-toe". ( VOY: " Alter Ego") A perfect gift - Handmade Chess Board with pieces-RUSTIC OLIVE WOOD-Decorative, beautifully detailed-unique piece of art - Appleyard & Crowe The Raumschach 3‑Dboard can be thought of as a cube sliced into five equal spaces across each of its three major coordinal planes. This sectioning yields a 5×5×5 (125cube) gamespace. The cubes (usually represented by squares and often called cells) alternate in color in all three dimensions.Schmittberger, R. Wayne (1992). "3D Chess Sets". New Rules for Classic Games. John Wiley & Sons Inc. pp. 103–07. ISBN 978-0471536215. Pritchard, D. B. (2007). Beasley, John (ed.). The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants (PDF). John Beasley. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1. Pritchard, D.B. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Games & Puzzles Publications. ISBN 0-9524142-0-1.

When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of us.Schnaubelt, Franz Joseph (1975). Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-34074-4. Premium Chess Set, Handmade Chess Board, Resin Chess Pieces, Gorgeous Walnut Brass Chess Board, Luxury Gift for Him, Christmas Gift A completely different set is used in a game between Troi and Data in Conundrum, the 14th episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.