{"id":126,"date":"2011-08-08T13:18:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:15:57","slug":"3d-checkers-2-boards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> Checkers (2 boards)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"quo\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Expanded Checkers<\/span>\u2019 <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #c0c0c0;\">Paul&nbsp;Glover \u00a9 1989&nbsp;1990-2011<\/span><\/h1>\n<table style=\"padding: 3px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"667\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"font-size: 14px;\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ExpandedCheckers1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-303\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid gray; margin: 4px 2px;\" title=\"Expanded Checkers or 3D Checkers\" src=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ExpandedCheckers1a-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"Expanded Checkers or 3D Checkers\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a>This ver\u00adsion is the same as \u2018<a title=\"Played on 4 boards by 2 or 4 persons\" href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/3-d-checkers-the-next-generation\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"caps\">3\u00adD<\/span> Check\u00aders \u2013 The Next Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion<\/span><\/a>\u2019. The dif\u00adfer\u00adences are that \u2018Expand\u00aded Check\u00aders\u2019 or <span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> Check\u00aders is played out on only two boards (lev\u00adels \u2018A\u2019 and \u2018B\u2019 as shown). The pieces are set up with one play\u00ader putting his pieces on \u2018A\u2019 and the oth\u00ader on \u2018B\u2019. (To be more pre\u00adcise, <strong>B<\/strong>lack always is set up on the \u2018<strong>B<\/strong>ottom\u2019 lev\u00adel and Red is always set\u00adup on the \u2018<strong>A<\/strong>bove\u2019 board.) Black moves first. The game is played out as if every piece was a Prince (refer to rules men\u00adtioned above).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">CAPTURE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;is&nbsp;exe\u00adcut\u00aded&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;stan\u00addard&nbsp;check\u00aders&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;When&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;from<br>\nlev\u00adel&nbsp;to&nbsp;lev\u00adel,&nbsp;the&nbsp;piece&nbsp;jumps&nbsp;vertical\u00ad diag\u00ado\u00adnal\u00adly&nbsp;for\u00adward,&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;the&nbsp;piece&nbsp;on&nbsp;the<br>\nnext&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;and&nbsp;land\u00ading&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;cap\u00adtured&nbsp;piece. For example\u2026<\/p>\n<table style=\"padding: 3px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"584\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"font-size: 14px;\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DcheckerDrwing1b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-304\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid gray; margin: 4px 2px;\" title=\"3D checkers on 2 boards\" src=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DcheckerDrwing1b-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3D checkers on 2 boards\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a>A <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Red Crowned Piece<\/span> on \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">B<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\">28<\/span>\u2032 can cap\u00adture a Black piece on \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span>24\u2019, and for a moment land\u00ading on an emp\u00adty square at \u2018<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span><\/strong>19<\/span>\u2032, but it must con\u00adtin\u00adue to cap\u00adture if pos\u00adsi\u00adble as shown in the draw\u00ading below. There\u00adfore it con\u00adtin\u00adues and cap\u00adtures \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">B<\/span>24\u2019 (<span class=\"caps\">B28<\/span> x <span class=\"caps\">B28<\/span>). This is so even if there was a piece on \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">B<\/span>19\u2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;game,&nbsp;as&nbsp;not\u00aded&nbsp;before,&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">every&nbsp;piece&nbsp;moves&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;Prince<\/span>.&nbsp;There\u00adfore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;last<br>\nremain\u00ading&nbsp;piece&nbsp;(crowned&nbsp;or&nbsp;uncrowned)&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;board&nbsp;lev\u00adel,&nbsp;can&nbsp;still&nbsp;move&nbsp;on&nbsp;that&nbsp;board<br>\nlev\u00adel.&nbsp;Oth\u00ader&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;may&nbsp;also&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;that&nbsp;closed&nbsp;board&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;because&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;all<br>\nPrinces.&nbsp;How\u00adev\u00ader,&nbsp;when&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;no&nbsp;more&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;board&nbsp;lev\u00adel,&nbsp;that&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;is<br>\ncon\u00adsid\u00adered&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"caps\">FINISHED<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(as&nbsp;not\u00aded&nbsp;in&nbsp;\u2018<a title=\"Played on 4 boards by 2 or 4 persons\" href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/3-d-checkers-the-next-generation\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"caps\">3\u00adD<\/span>&nbsp;Check\u00aders&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The&nbsp;Next&nbsp;Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion<\/span><\/a>\u2019),&nbsp;and&nbsp;no<br>\npiece&nbsp;can&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<p>You&nbsp;will&nbsp;find&nbsp;this&nbsp;game&nbsp;most inter\u00adest\u00ading&nbsp;with&nbsp;sur\u00adpris\u00ading&nbsp;results. The&nbsp;added&nbsp;ben\u00ade\u00adfit&nbsp;is<br>\nthat&nbsp;it&nbsp;takes&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;time&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;stan\u00addard&nbsp;flat (<span class=\"caps\">2D<\/span>) board of checkers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 20px; background-color: maroon; padding: 0px;\">\n<hr style=\"padding: 5px; background-color: teal;\" align=\"center\" size=\"10\" width=\"545\">\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now for a <span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> view of the&nbsp;game.<br>\nYou\u2019ll need those \u2018<strong><span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> <span style=\"color: maroon;\">red<\/span>\/<span style=\"color: teal;\">cyan<\/span> glass\u00ades<\/strong>\u2019.<a href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305 aligncenter\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid gray; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" title=\"Expanded Checkers or 3D Checkers (in 3D)\" src=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"Expanded Checkers or 3D Checkers (in 3D)\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a-342x300.jpg 342w, https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3DexpandedCheckers1a.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"quo\">\u2018<\/span>Expand\u00aded Check\u00aders\u2019 Paul&nbsp;Glover \u00a9 1989&nbsp;1990\u20132011 This ver\u00adsion is the same as \u2018<span class=\"caps\">3\u00adD<\/span> Check\u00aders \u2013 The Next Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion\u2019. The dif\u00adfer\u00adences are that \u2018Expand\u00aded Check\u00aders\u2019 or <span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> Check\u00aders is played out on only two boards (lev\u00adels \u2018A\u2019 and \u2018B\u2019 as shown). The \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/563"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}