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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]
Joe Joyce wrote on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 08:53 PM UTC:
Hey, Antoine, I believe the answer is 'no'. Pieces cannot change dimensions and land on top of another piece. I didn't see anything in the rules, but I found it implied in the comments:

2006-06-23	Gary Gifford Verified as Gary Gifford	None	
...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...

2006-07-26	Gary Gifford Verified as Gary Gifford	None	In my game with Jeremy, currently in progress, there was a swift and powerful attack by black (Jeremy)... I had to occupy critical squares on the FIDE board to stop his DX creatures from making a devastating appearance. After blocking them I was able...

Sneaky of you to ask during my move ;-) Now I gotta wait for the official answer, lol.