R=4*Chess Rook - changes 1 coordinate as it moves, like a rook U=4*Chess Unicorn - moves like a bishop except changes 3 coordinates as it moves (standard 3D fairy chess piece) ī=4*Chess Bishop - changes 2 coordinates as it moves, like a bishop (stays on same square colour) Note a total of 14 piece types are used, 13 borrowed from my earlier 4*Chess & Super4*Chess 4D chess variants:ĭ=4*Chess Balloon (I'd nickname it Dirigible) - moves like a bishop except changes 4 coordinates as it moves & stays on same square colour (standard 4D fairy chess piece) In 5*4DChess some 3D & 4D moving pieces are introduced, & all the pieces may possibly move between the mini-boards when performing a move (note that 'coordinate' in these instructions refers to the rank or file of a square on a mini-board, or refers to the row or column of a mini-board). Note that some links are provided in the Notes section, for further reference. Note that 5*4DChess pawn movement and promotion rules are rather more like for standard chess than was the case for my earlier 4*Chess and Super4*Chess four dimensional variants, as I felt this would be more suitable for the larger 5x5x5x5 board used in this game, besides for the initial setup that I chose. It also inspired me that the mann-like pieces (twice as many of which are included as in Super*4Chess) would have somewhat less strength, while still remaining useful for checkmating the opposing king. My original inspiration behind 5*4DChess was to give pieces (especially a 4*Chess N) chances for even greater scope than on 16 4x4 mini-boards, possible on many of the added & larger mini-boards. That was with the aim of not only making checkmating a king during a game easier, but also so that that game (and now 5*4DChess, too) still might be viable to play & enjoy. Because it is not so easy to checkmate a K in many 3D or 4D chess variants, perhaps including my earliest 4D variant, 4*Chess, besides using standard 4D pieces in my second 4D variant, Super4*Chess, I added 6 powerful types of mann-like pieces. 5*4DChess (four dimensional chess) Here's a 4D game I call 5*4DChess that uses twenty-five 5x5 (2D) mini-boards. This page is written by the game's inventor, Kevin Pacey. Check out Chu Shogi, our featured variant for August, 2023.
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