Eric Sandquist and I played a pleasant game of Raumschach last night. We are working it into our rotation of 3-D Chess games that we play together (which up...
At least I think it was Raumschach. A couple of years ago I caught part of movie and I was surprised to a Raumschach set in the movie. It seemeed that a...
Hi Interrupt! The starting position of ST3D is something I like to discuss. There are a couple of different (good) solutions, for different reasons. Including...
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Well, I take it that you meant the mails of Ralph, with his "childish" names for the upside-down attack boards, or "humorous" like he called it recently. Well,...
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Hi Xenophile, ... Never mind Xenophile, it wasn't you fault that another "dogfight" occured. It's just that two complete different interests to this topic...
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Hi Interrupt, of course a 3D-Chess expert / master? / geniuos?, and you created several (complete?) rule sets for STAR TREK Chess. But which one is your...
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I saw all of the ST3D variants on the Zillions site - which one is closest to the "original", or is there such a thing? -TO'...
Vulcan Standard Tri-D Chess Official Rules (Millennium Rules, True 3-D Movement) [FICTIONAL BACK STORY] Chess originated on Earth in ancient times. No one is...
I've often wondered if the Vulcans would have found a way to play chess involving this 3D logic crystal. It's an alphabet to explore the crystallography of...
Magnets. Small button-sized magnets can be obtained which can lift up to 15 pounds. This should prove more than enough strength. Bond one of these to the end...
... As much as I don't like upside-down hanging attack boards, I do have a little experience making prototypes using magnets ... You're talking about a...
... have ... the ... to ... Apparently you are forgetting the attraction and repulsion nature of magnets. If you put a metal rod within the field of a magnet...
One fundamental problem with "hanging attack boards" is that any system sturdy enough to hold the boards upside down securely is almost certainly so strong...
... If the surfaces of the magnets and the metal are smooth, they can easily be slid apart. Also the Attack platform offers the advantage of the stem as a...
And there is no need to use a magnet able to lift 15 pounds. One that is able to lift 2-3 pounds should prove more than sufficient. But to be most technical,...
... Are you saying, that one attack board (with neodymium magnet end) already sticking to the steel rod (imbedded in the board), will cause a 2nd attack board...
... I agree with the second sentence. ... I have a solution for that. (Don't use bonding!) Read on ... ... I didn't think about how to specifically solve...
... I agree w/ LL Smith in that the mass of the attack boards would serve as leverage to break the connection, and I don't think this would disturb the board....
... You're not going to have complete choice in magnet strength, unless you go custom. Even then, at these sizes, strength is not open to anything you might...
A cool thing about the magnetic attachment idea for attackboards, is you don't have any "sticky-outy" things on the board surface at pin positions without...
... cause ... helped ... magnets ... You are not taking into account that the direction of the magnet will be inverted along with the platform. Thus two...
... Your idea. The best idea! But not just "metallic" ... STEEL, for ferrous content. ... What "precision drilling"? If a neodymium .25" diameter disc (or ...
Friction-fitting a steel rod piece into the bottom of an attack board hollow stem has several advantages: 1) No messy glues. 2) Even if you do use glue (not...
... Okay, you're right - I missed it. I redid the experiment, this time not confusing North/South. (North always sticks to South!) It's interesting, because...
... Well, so much for "World Peace" ... Since LL is right (can I call you "LL"?) about the North/South magnetic issue, the board has to be such that the main...
... the ... stems ... most ... proposition. ... the ... bits! ... try ... Any metal with a high iron content will be attractive to a magnet. It is not...
To forego any further argument along the lines of magnets and metals, here is a nice source of general information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet...
... Yes, ferrous content. But you'll find rods of different diameters easily available (or machinable) in steel; not so with iron. ... Well, good luck...
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