Multiplayer chess apparatus and method of play

Abstract

A multiplayer chess apparatus and method of play is disclosed. The apparatus consists of 108 hexagon-shaped tiles and 54 tokens. The tiles are arranged to create a field of play with the shape of a 6-tile by 7-tile hexagon. The tokens are placed on the tiles in three sets, one for each of three players. The tokens represent standard chess pieces on one side, and the reverse sides represent variant chess pieces. During play, according to the method of play, tokens can be moved, stacked, unstacked, or removed from play. Tiles can also be removed from play. The shape of the field of play, the use of tokens for chess pieces, and the method of play facilitate resolution of the petty diplomacy problem in chess. The apparatus can be adapted for use by more than three players.

1 ) A chess apparatus, configured as shown in  FIG. 5 , consisting of 
 a) 3 sets of 36 detached hexagon shaped tiles, each set of a different color, placed adjacent to each other to form a large six-sided field with alternating sides of six and seven tiles, in a pattern where no tile is adjacent to another tile of the same color.    b) Three sets of 18 tokens, arranged on the field described in 1a), each set differing in color.