How To Use

     A Terrestrial Chess Board has the same number of squares as a traditional chess board. However, each of the 64 squares will have a different height from the other squares and each square is movable, allowing its position to be changed with the position of every other square. For example: Sixteen (8 white and 8 black) squares will have a height of 3 inches. The next sixteen (8 white and 8 black) squares will have a height of 2.75 inches. The next sixteen squares will have a height of 2.5 inches and the last sixteen squares will have a height of 2.25 inches. Different boards can have different heights depending on the board design. At the beginning of each game, each player will take the 32 squares of his side of the board and arrange the squares in any configuration he chooses as long as the colors, white and black, alternate to maintain the integrity of the board. Once each side positions their 32 squares the game begins using all the rules of classical chess. However, instead of a two dimensional board, the terrestrial board has depth, contour, and a topology like the terrain of earth’s surface. Upon observing the three dimensional character of the board and the unique positions of the pieces on each square, the mind will incorporate the added complexity into the strategy of the game.