"Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set" Topic
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25 Nov 2020 7:14 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Star Trek Tridemensional Chess Set" to "Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set"
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Tango01  | 24 Nov 2020 10:05 p.m. PST |
Cool!
Main page
link Amicalement
Armand |
| Bunkermeister | 25 Nov 2020 12:53 a.m. PST |
Nice. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
| USAFpilot | 25 Nov 2020 9:54 a.m. PST |
Is this a real game? Has anyone here played it and what did you think? |
| Tango01 | 25 Nov 2020 12:46 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it my good friend! (smile)
It's a real game… some nerds played with it… not me…. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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 John the OFM | 25 Nov 2020 1:59 p.m. PST |
Oh, it's a real game all right. Kind of like quidditch. |
| John the OFM | 25 Nov 2020 3:37 p.m. PST |
The game was invented because science fiction fans have always considered themselves more intelligent than mere mortals. Mr Spock was the epitome of the super smart science fiction fan.
Chess was considered not brainy enough for Mr Spock, so this silly spectacle had to be invented.
Have I insulted enough people yet?  |
| ninthdoc | 25 Nov 2020 10:01 p.m. PST |
That's the Franklin Mint version. I used to own it and yes, there were rules to make a playable game. I never got to play it. I gave it to a friend whom I know loved it more so than I did. |
| Tango01 | 26 Nov 2020 12:24 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
Armand |
| The H Man | 02 Dec 2020 4:44 p.m. PST |
Not very accurate, unfortunately. Now, where is the domjot table in four easy installments? |
| Steevarino | 05 Mar 2022 9:17 a.m. PST |
It's definitely a real game.
It was put in Star trek to demonstrate how the crew learned 3D space tactics.
Star trek fans came up with various sets of rules but a fighter pilot realised it could be used to teach aerial combat and wrote a set of rules, now widely played by chess players and Star trek fans: The World Tri Dimensional Chess Federation. |
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