A piece (such as a Rook or Queen) can move backwards to a previous turn on the same timeline. If the destination square is empty, the piece lands there. This piece is now considered to have existed in that past, changing the future from that point onward.
For instance, if on turn 5, a player sends a knight back to turn 3, the game creates a new board representing “Timeline B, Turn 3.” The original timeline (Timeline A) continues onward from turn 5 simultaneously. The player now controls pieces on multiple boards across multiple timelines, and pieces can move not only within their own timeline but also laterally between parallel boards. This creates a growing “multiverse tree” of interconnected games. 5d chess
Imagine standard 2D chess. Now, imagine that every time you move a piece, you create a new timeline, allowing you to travel back in time and affect previous games. Welcome to the maddeningly brilliant world of , a game that takes the 64-square board and expands it across time and parallel universes. A piece (such as a Rook or Queen)
Winning in 5D Chess requires checkmating a king. However, a king can be checked by a piece that hasn't even moved in the current, present-day board—a piece that is currently traveling back in time on a different timeline. For instance, if on turn 5, a player