Twelve Dimensional Chess is Stupid (2018)
Tomte
13 points
2 comments
March 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
DangitBobby
Maybe with the right tweaks to how pieces move and interact, a 12D version of chess could be coherent. Here's a chess game with a measley 5 dimensions, IIRC pieces could interact with each other through time. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/5D_Chess_With_Mul... I found it overly complicated and not particularly fun but I know some people love it, YMMV.