{"id":74,"date":"2011-08-07T16:58:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T23:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2021-06-18T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T01:04:41","slug":"3-d-checkers-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/3-d-checkers-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"3\u2011D Checkers (4 boards)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"quo\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">3\u2011D Checkers \u2014 The Next Generation<\/span>\u2019 \u2014 <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #c0c0c0;\">Paul&nbsp;Glover \u00a9 1989&nbsp;1990\u00ad \u2014&nbsp;2011<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> Check\u00aders relies on all the <strong>offi\u00adcial rules for Check\u00aders<\/strong>. This includes the rule that a play\u00ader must cap\u00adture, when able to do so, rather than make a non-cap\u00adtur\u00ading move. The player(s) that have no pieces or can\u00adnot move&nbsp;loses.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;only&nbsp;change&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;three&nbsp;more&nbsp;boards&nbsp;added.&nbsp;The game&nbsp;also&nbsp;may&nbsp;be&nbsp;played&nbsp;by&nbsp;2,&nbsp;3,&nbsp;or&nbsp;4&nbsp;play\u00aders&nbsp;in&nbsp;teams&nbsp;or&nbsp;every\u00adone&nbsp;for&nbsp;themselves.<br>\nWhen&nbsp;play\u00ading&nbsp;3&nbsp;play\u00aders&nbsp;the&nbsp;black&nbsp;is&nbsp;removed&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;blue&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;are&nbsp;put&nbsp;along&nbsp;the<br>\nback&nbsp;row&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;4&nbsp;boards.&nbsp;How\u00adev\u00ader&nbsp;because&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;dimen\u00adsion\u00adal&nbsp;fac\u00adtor,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;need<br>\nfor&nbsp;addi\u00adtion\u00adal&nbsp;instruc\u00adtions&nbsp;as&nbsp;to&nbsp;how&nbsp;the&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;move&nbsp;dimensionally.<\/p>\n<p>Teams:&nbsp;<span style=\"border: 1px solid #5E5E5E; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px;\"><strong>-Black&nbsp;\/ <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Green-<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;vs&nbsp;<span style=\"border: 1px solid #5E5E5E; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">-Red<\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Blue-<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<br>\n(Or:&nbsp;Player\u20111&nbsp;plays&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Black\/Green<\/span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Player\u20112&nbsp;plays&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Red\/Blue<\/span>)<br>\nOrder of Play: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Black<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;moves&nbsp;1st,&nbsp;then&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993300; text-decoration: underline;\">Red<\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">Blue<\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\">Green<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;order&nbsp;at&nbsp;all&nbsp;times.<\/p>\n<table style=\"padding: 3px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"694\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1aa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid gray; margin: 4px 2px;\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation \u00a91989 1990-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1aa.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"670\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1aa.jpg 670w, https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1aa-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1aa-379x300.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To speed up the game<\/span>, board lev\u00adels become closed and as not\u00aded in the pic\u00adture, there is anoth\u00ader piece called the Prince. Make sure the \u2018dou\u00adble black cor\u00adner\u2019 (#1, #5) is on your right. This rule also applies to&nbsp;chess.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"460\"><span style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1-32checkerNum.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-282\" title=\"Checker board numbering 1-32\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1-32checkerNum.gif\" alt=\"Checker board numbering 1-32\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\"><\/a>The Arrange\u00adment of Men<\/span><\/strong><\/span> to start the game for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Black<\/strong><\/span>, on the black squares (#1 to #12) on lev\u00adel \u2018A\u2019 (left to right) and #1\u20134 on \u2018B\u2019 lev\u00adel. The Princes are placed on squares 1\u00ad4 on \u2018A\u2019 lev\u00adel. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #993300;\"><strong>Red<\/strong><\/span> pieces are placed sim\u00adi\u00adlar\u00adly on the flipped side of the \u2018A and B\u2019 board lev\u00adel. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Blue<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Green<\/strong><\/span><\/span> pieces are placed on board lev\u00adel \u2018D and C\u2019 as shown in the pic\u00adture. Blue is placed so that it is under\u00adneath Black. Green is placed so that it is under&nbsp;Red.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Uncrowned&nbsp;Piece<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;may&nbsp;only&nbsp;move&nbsp;for\u00adward&nbsp;on&nbsp;black&nbsp;squares&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;reg\u00adu\u00adlar check\u00aders.&nbsp;How\u00adev\u00ader&nbsp;going&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up\/down&nbsp;does&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;con\u00adsti\u00adtute&nbsp;a&nbsp;back\u00adward&nbsp;movement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cap\u00adture<\/span><\/strong><\/span> of&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece&nbsp;is&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;reg\u00adu\u00adlar&nbsp;check\u00aders&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;flat&nbsp;board,&nbsp;however<br>\nwhen&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;from&nbsp;one&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;to&nbsp;anoth\u00ader&nbsp;it&nbsp;may:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\n<li>Cap\u00adture the oppos\u00ading piece that is direct\u00adly above the square that it is on, and&nbsp;land<br>\non the square that is direct\u00adly above the oppos\u00ading piece, there\u00adfore going from&nbsp;level<br>\n\u2018A\u2019 cap\u00adtur\u00ading the one on lev\u00adel \u2018B\u2019, and land\u00ading on lev\u00adel C (<span class=\"caps\">A1<\/span> x <span class=\"caps\">B1<\/span> land\u00ading on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">C1<\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Cap\u00adture the oppos\u00ading piece that is diag\u00ado\u00adnal\u00adly for\u00adward and above the square that&nbsp;it<br>\nis on. <strong>For exam\u00adple<\/strong>:<br>\nA <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Green check\u00ader<\/span><\/strong> on <strong><span class=\"caps\">D25<\/span><\/strong>(near bot\u00adtom left corner):..\n<ul>\n<li>could cap\u00adture an oppos\u00ading piece that was on <strong><span class=\"caps\">D22<\/span><\/strong> and land on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">D18<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>\u00adcould cap\u00adture an oppos\u00ading piece that was on <strong><span class=\"caps\">C22<\/span><\/strong> and land on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B18<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>\u00adcould cap\u00adture an oppos\u00ading piece that was on <strong><span class=\"caps\">C25<\/span><\/strong> and land on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B25<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(This would apply both going up and down in order to cap\u00adture a piece or pieces.)<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Crown\u00ading&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;stan\u00addard&nbsp;check\u00aders&nbsp;(by&nbsp;mov\u00ading&nbsp;your&nbsp;piece&nbsp;to<br>\nthe&nbsp;oppo\u00adsite&nbsp;side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;board&nbsp;to&nbsp;any&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;four&nbsp;levels).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When&nbsp;a&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">CAPTURED<\/span> move&nbsp;brings&nbsp;a&nbsp;Sin\u00adgle&nbsp;Check\u00ader&nbsp;to&nbsp;King\u2019s&nbsp;row,&nbsp;he&nbsp;may&nbsp;also<br>\ncon\u00adtin\u00adue&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;direct\u00adly&nbsp;above&nbsp;or&nbsp;below&nbsp;the&nbsp;square&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;sit\u00adting&nbsp;on&nbsp;(the<br>\nsquare&nbsp;on&nbsp;Kings\u2019&nbsp;row).&nbsp;He&nbsp;can\u00adnot&nbsp;leave&nbsp;Kings\u2019&nbsp;row&nbsp;until&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;crowned.&nbsp;He&nbsp;may<br>\nthen&nbsp;leave&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;fol\u00adlow\u00ading&nbsp;move.&nbsp;The <span class=\"caps\">KING<\/span> may&nbsp;now&nbsp;move&nbsp;for\u00adward&nbsp;and<br>\nbackwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong>Clos\u00ading&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;Board&nbsp;Lev\u00adel<\/strong><\/span> is&nbsp;described&nbsp;as&nbsp;\u201cClosed\u201d&nbsp;when&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;one<br>\nCheck\u00ader,&nbsp;King,&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;or&nbsp;Crowned&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;of&nbsp;any&nbsp;colour&nbsp;left&nbsp;on&nbsp;that&nbsp;board&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;The<br>\nfirst&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;that&nbsp;can&nbsp;close&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;\u2018A\u2019&nbsp;or&nbsp;\u2018D\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No&nbsp;Sin\u00adgle&nbsp;Check\u00ader&nbsp;or&nbsp;King&nbsp;may&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;closed&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;That <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">last&nbsp;Check\u00ader&nbsp;piece&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the&nbsp;closed&nbsp;lev\u00adel<\/span>,&nbsp;is&nbsp;frozen&nbsp;there&nbsp;until,&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;choos\u00ades&nbsp;to&nbsp;(or&nbsp;forced,&nbsp;by&nbsp;hav\u00ading&nbsp;to<br>\njump),&nbsp;must&nbsp;only&nbsp;move <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ver\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly&nbsp;or&nbsp;ver\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly&nbsp;diag\u00ado\u00adnal<\/span> to&nbsp;a&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;that&nbsp;has&nbsp;checker<br>\npieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;it&nbsp;(this&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;apply&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;or&nbsp;Crowned&nbsp;Prince).<\/li>\n<li>When&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;piece&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;closed&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;is&nbsp;moved&nbsp;off,&nbsp;there&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;no&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;that<br>\nlev\u00adel.&nbsp;That&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;is&nbsp;now&nbsp;con\u00adsid\u00adered&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"caps\">FINISHED<\/span><\/strong>,&nbsp;and no&nbsp;piece may&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;a<br>\nfin\u00adished&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;shown,&nbsp;by&nbsp;putting&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;piece&nbsp;of&nbsp;paper&nbsp;on&nbsp;that&nbsp;level.<\/li>\n<li>For&nbsp;a&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;to&nbsp;be closed,&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;two&nbsp;things:<br>\n1.&nbsp; There&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;no&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;any&nbsp;oth\u00ader&nbsp;lev\u00adels&nbsp;above&nbsp;it.&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">OR<\/span><br>\n2.&nbsp; There&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;no&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;any&nbsp;oth\u00ader&nbsp;lev\u00adels&nbsp;below&nbsp;it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">PRINCE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br>\nThere&nbsp;are&nbsp;four&nbsp;Princes&nbsp;per&nbsp;side&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;placed&nbsp;on&nbsp;King\u2019s&nbsp;row,&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;\u2018A&nbsp;and&nbsp;D\u2019.<br>\nBlack&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Blue:&nbsp;&nbsp;#1&nbsp;\u00ad&nbsp;#4<br>\nRed&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Blue:&nbsp;&nbsp;#29&nbsp;\u00ad&nbsp;#32<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">A&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;Cap\u00adtures&nbsp;and&nbsp;Moves<\/span><\/strong><\/span> as&nbsp;in&nbsp;stan\u00addard&nbsp;check\u00aders,&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">ON<\/span>&nbsp;A&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">LEVEL<\/span>.<br>\nWhen&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;from&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;to&nbsp;anoth\u00ader<\/span>,&nbsp;he&nbsp;may&nbsp;move&nbsp;only&nbsp;one&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;time,<br>\nland\u00ading&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;cap\u00adtured&nbsp;piece.&nbsp;For&nbsp;exam\u00adple:&nbsp;a&nbsp;Green&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong><span class=\"caps\">D29<\/span><\/strong>\u2019<br>\ncan&nbsp;cap\u00adture&nbsp;a&nbsp;Red&nbsp;piece&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong><span class=\"caps\">C25<\/span><\/strong>\u2019&nbsp;land\u00ading&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong><span class=\"caps\">C22<\/span><\/strong>\u2019.&nbsp;It&nbsp;can&nbsp;move&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Closed&nbsp;Level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">A&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;Mov\u00ading&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;Closed&nbsp;Lev\u00adel<\/span><\/span><\/strong> re\u00adopens&nbsp;that&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;because&nbsp;there<br>\nare&nbsp;now&nbsp;two&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;that&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;It&nbsp;can\u00adnot&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;fin\u00adished&nbsp;level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">A&nbsp;Crowned&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;(Cap\u00adtures<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;after&nbsp;reach\u00ading&nbsp;the&nbsp;oppos\u00ading&nbsp;side&nbsp;on&nbsp;any&nbsp;level)<br>\nhas&nbsp;a&nbsp;check\u00ader&nbsp;piece&nbsp;put&nbsp;under&nbsp;it.&nbsp;It&nbsp;may&nbsp;now&nbsp;also&nbsp;cap\u00adture&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">same<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;Checker<br>\n<strong><span class=\"caps\">KING<\/span><\/strong>.&nbsp;It&nbsp;thus&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">now&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;choice<\/span>.&nbsp;For&nbsp;exam\u00adple:&nbsp;a&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #003300;\">Green&nbsp;Crowned&nbsp;Prince<\/span>&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>D<\/strong>29<\/span>\u2019&nbsp;can<br>\ncap\u00adture&nbsp;a&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #993300;\">Red&nbsp;piece<\/span>&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong>C<\/strong>25\u2019&nbsp;land\u00ading&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong>C<\/strong>22\u2019&nbsp;or&nbsp;land&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong>B<\/strong>22\u2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">That&nbsp;same&nbsp;piece<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;on<br>\n\u2018<span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>D<\/strong>29<\/span>\u2019&nbsp;could&nbsp;now&nbsp;also&nbsp;cap\u00adture&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up,&nbsp;cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;\u2018<strong>C<\/strong>29\u2019&nbsp;and&nbsp;land\u00ading&nbsp;on&nbsp;\u2018<strong><span class=\"caps\">B29<\/span><\/strong>\u2019<br>\n(<span class=\"caps\">D29<\/span>&nbsp;x&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B29<\/span>) or cap\u00adtur\u00ading&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up\/down&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;square&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;sit\u00adting&nbsp;on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">A&nbsp;Crowned&nbsp;Prince&nbsp;Mov\u00ading&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;Closed&nbsp;Lev\u00adel<\/span><\/span><\/strong> re\u00ad-opens&nbsp;that&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is<br>\nbecause&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;now&nbsp;two&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;on&nbsp;that&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;It&nbsp;can\u00adnot&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;fin\u00adished&nbsp;lev\u00adel.&nbsp;A<br>\nCrowned&nbsp;Prince <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">may&nbsp;also&nbsp;move&nbsp;freely&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Closed&nbsp;Lev\u00adel<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Recap&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;above&nbsp;writ\u00adten:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&nbsp; All pos\u00adsi\u00adble moves, cap\u00adtures and the Prince.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-283\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1b-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-284\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1c-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-285\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1d-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-286\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1e-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-287\" title=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3-D_CheckersTheNextGen1f-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3-D Checkers - The Next Generation\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As&nbsp;not\u00aded&nbsp;ear\u00adli\u00ader&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;\u2018<a title=\"3D Chess (4 boards)\" href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3d-games\/3d-chess-chess-the-next-generation\/chess-the-future-generation\/\">Chess&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The&nbsp;Future&nbsp;Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion<\/a>\u2019:<br>\n\u201c<span style=\"background-color: #ffffe0;\"><em>It&nbsp;is <strong>very&nbsp;strong\u00adly&nbsp;rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded<\/strong> to&nbsp;use&nbsp;a&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #8F3A00;\"> white&nbsp;stone&nbsp;<\/span> or&nbsp;object&nbsp;to&nbsp;indi\u00adcate&nbsp;who\u2019s&nbsp;<\/em><br>\n<em>move&nbsp;it&nbsp;is.<\/em><\/span>&nbsp;In&nbsp;fact&nbsp;the&nbsp;move&nbsp;is&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">NOT<\/span>&nbsp;com\u00adplete&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;white&nbsp;stone&nbsp;is&nbsp;passed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;next<br>\n<em>play\u00ader,&nbsp;which&nbsp;says:&nbsp;\u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">That <strong>is<\/strong> my&nbsp;move!<\/span>\u2019&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;done&nbsp;because&nbsp;every\u00adone&nbsp;can&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;lose&nbsp;<\/em><br>\n<em>tract&nbsp;of who\u2019s&nbsp;turn&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;play<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong>Check\u00ader&nbsp;Nota\u00adtion<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;shows&nbsp;the start of&nbsp;a&nbsp;move&nbsp;and&nbsp;the end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;move.&nbsp;This&nbsp;can<br>\nbe&nbsp;done&nbsp;by&nbsp;stat\u00ading&nbsp;the&nbsp;board&nbsp;lev\u00adel&nbsp;1st with&nbsp;a&nbsp;cap\u00adi\u00adtal&nbsp;let\u00adter,&nbsp;fol\u00adlowed&nbsp;by&nbsp;where&nbsp;the<br>\ncheck\u00ader&nbsp;is&nbsp;locat\u00aded.&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;check\u00ader&nbsp;is&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;stop&nbsp;(Board&nbsp;lev\u00adel,&nbsp;checker<br>\nloca\u00adtion).&nbsp;The&nbsp;start&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;is&nbsp;shown&nbsp;this&nbsp;way:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>-BLACK-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: red;\"><strong>-RED-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: blue;\"><strong>-BLUE-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: green;\"><strong>-GREEN-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01. <span class=\"caps\">A11<\/span> \u2013&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">A22<\/span> \u2013&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">D9<\/span> \u2013&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">C13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">D24<\/span> \u2013&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">D20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02. <span class=\"caps\">B15<\/span> x&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">A26<\/span> x&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">C17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">C13<\/span> x&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">C22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/span>22<\/span> x <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/span>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03. \u2026<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"caps\">A25<\/span> x&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">C18<\/span><\/td>\n<td>etc.<\/td>\n<td>\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice&nbsp;how&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Green<\/span>&nbsp;cap\u00adtures&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Blue<\/span>&nbsp;going&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up&nbsp;from&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/span>22&nbsp;to&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/span>22.<\/p>\n<p>When&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>only&nbsp;Three&nbsp;Play\u00aders<\/strong><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;(my&nbsp;favorite),&nbsp;Black&nbsp;is&nbsp;tak\u00aden&nbsp;out&nbsp;and<br>\nBlue&nbsp;is&nbsp;stretched&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;King\u2019s&nbsp;row&nbsp;on&nbsp;all&nbsp;four&nbsp;lev\u00adels.&nbsp;The&nbsp;four&nbsp;Princes&nbsp;are&nbsp;placed<br>\non&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B3<\/span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">B4<\/span>&nbsp;as&nbsp;shown&nbsp;below.&nbsp;Red&nbsp;goes&nbsp;1st fol\u00adlowed&nbsp;by&nbsp;Blue&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;Green.<br>\n(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>If<\/strong>&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;what&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;doing,&nbsp;Blue&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;advan\u00adtage<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3D-Checkers-3Persons-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-288\" title=\"3D Checkers for 3 Persons\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3D-Checkers-3Persons-b-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3D Checkers for 3 Persons\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PIC01630-e1317759169310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-289\" title=\"3D Checkers for 3 Persons\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PIC01630-e1317759169310-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3D Checkers for 3 Persons\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3Dcheckers4_3players1b-e1317759960993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-291\" title=\"3D Checkers for 3 Person - use 3D red\/cyan glasses\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3Dcheckers4_3players1b-e1317759960993-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3D Checkers for 3 Person - use 3D red\/cyan glasses\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3Dcheckers4_3players1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-290\" title=\"3D Checkers for 3 Person - use 3D red\/cyan glasses\" src=\"http:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/3Dcheckers4_3players1a-170x145.jpg\" alt=\"3D Checkers for 3 Person - use 3D red\/cyan glasses\" width=\"170\" height=\"145\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As not\u00aded before <strong>make sure<\/strong><br>\nthat <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all the boards<\/span> are fac\u00ading the same&nbsp;way<br>\n(the dou\u00adble cor\u00adner or dou\u00adble black square #28, #32 is on the right&nbsp;side).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014&nbsp;\u2014 \u2014 \u2014<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Now the last com\u00adment I made about the boards all fac\u00ading the same way is <em>very impor\u00adtant<\/em> for the above game. Now, here it is Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 2016 and I have not yet writ\u00adten pub\u00adlicly about the same game as men\u00adtioned above but this time, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">every oth\u00ader board is giv\u00aden a quar\u00adter turn to the right<\/span>. As a result, by mov\u00ading a check\u00ader piece down or up one lev\u00adel, the check\u00ader piece can move side\u00adways in a very straight line (<span style=\"color: #800000;\">side\u00adways is not back\u00adwards<\/span>) or direct\u00adly for\u00adward in a very straight line. This gives the game a very real bizarre twist! The last time I wrote about this and sent away for copy\u00adright was back in 1990. Here goes. The name I gave it back then&nbsp;was:..<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008000;\">3\u2011D Checkers \u2014 The Future Generation<\/span>\u201d<\/h1>\n<p>Wel\u00adcome to the final fron\u00adtier of the Future Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion. Now that you have mas\u00adtered the dimen\u00adsion\u00adal strat\u00ade\u00adgy of the two pre\u00advi\u00adous games, you are now ready for a new con\u00adcept in check\u00aders which will change all the strat\u00ade\u00adgy that you have pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly learned. The board lev\u00adels \u201c<strong>B<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>D<\/strong>\u201d are giv\u00aden a \u00bc turn to the right. The num\u00adber\u00ading for those boards starts with 1 in the top left cor\u00adner. All the rules for reg\u00adu\u00adlar check\u00aders still apply, it\u2019s just the board to board move\u00adment and cap\u00adture that needs clarifying.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">SINGLE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">MAN<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All the rules are the same, how\u00adev\u00ader a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sin\u00adgle Man<\/span> (not yet crowned) is now able to move rank (side to side) or file (for\u00adward). This is done by chang\u00ading levels.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">CAPTURE<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cap\u00adture is done in a for\u00adward man\u00adner or on a rank. For exam\u00adple if a red piece was on <span class=\"caps\">A32<\/span> it could cap\u00adture anoth\u00ader col\u00adored piece on <span class=\"caps\">B28<\/span> and land on <span class=\"caps\">C24<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">A32<\/span> x <span class=\"caps\">C24<\/span>) going for\u00adward. Or the same piece on <span class=\"caps\">A32<\/span> could cap\u00adture <span class=\"caps\">B31<\/span> and land on <span class=\"caps\">C31<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">A32<\/span> x <span class=\"caps\">C31<\/span>) going side\u00adways. Of course a com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of those kinds of jumps could hap\u00adpen, cap\u00adtur\u00ading for\u00adward and then side\u00adways all in one&nbsp;move.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">PRINCE<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You will notice that the Princes in this game have become infe\u00adri\u00ador or less capa\u00adble until the end of the game. They are able to move from one lev\u00adel to anoth\u00ader, and cap\u00adture on the lev\u00adel that they are&nbsp;on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"caps\">CROWNED<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">PRINCE<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Crowned Prince is as the above but also has the capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties of cap\u00adtur\u00ading like a&nbsp;King.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026&nbsp; \u2026 \u2026 \u2026 just when you had it all fig\u00adured out, it changed.<\/p>\n<p>For a vari\u00ada\u00adtion, the same game can be played with\u00adout the Princes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"quo\">\u2018<\/span>3\u2011D Check\u00aders \u2014 The Next Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion\u2019 \u2014 Paul&nbsp;Glover \u00a9 1989&nbsp;1990\u00ad \u2014&nbsp;2011 <span class=\"caps\">3D<\/span> Check\u00aders relies on all the offi\u00adcial rules for Check\u00aders. This includes the rule that a play\u00ader must cap\u00adture, when able to do so, rather than make a non-cap\u00ad\u00adtur\u00ading \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/3d-games\/3d-checkers-2-boards\/3-d-checkers-the-next-generation\/\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":126,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74","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=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/501"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensionalized.com\/3D\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}