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Dimension X. Chess on two planes - one with the usual chess pieces, the other with spooky trans-dimensional pieces with strange interactions. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

💡📝Gary Gifford wrote on Fri, Jun 23, 2006 04:57 PM UTC:

Hi Christine... thanks for the follow-up.  Actually, Spiders can be the key
to a crushing victory and speed a game up.  They can also bring about a
nice win of material by either 

(a) holding a piece captive while a pawn or other piece comes in to pick
it off, or 

(b) allow the capture of a defended piece by immobilizing the defenders.

In my current game with Jeremy, though I have the White pieces I did not
obtain an opening advantage and I now have an enemy Spider very close to
my King.  I am busy trying to block landing points so his
Trans-Dimensional Creatures don't appear on my Fide-board.  Quite nerve
racking, in a fun sort of way.  Take care.