Hexalateral Chess
Custom Boards
Choose from twelve different boards composed of natural textures like Bamboo, Sandstone, Slate, Cork, Marble, Maple, Frost, Quiche, Furnace, Metal, Tropic and Picnic with space highlighting in complementary colors.
Custom Pieces
Choose from twelve different styles of piece sets with four traditional styles like Classic, Keystone, Newline and Outline; or choose from eight new styles uniquely designed for play in triangular spaces like Alice, Ducal, Hexheads, Iconic, Isometric, Plumbline, Signet and Snowmen.
Pawn
Moves forward one space to a space of the opposite color, point-to-point or face-to-face from its current position... Captures an opponent's piece by moving forward to a space of the same color, with points adjacent to its current space.
Bishop
Moves on same color spaces along straight columns and rows in any of six directions, and must remain on its original color... Captures in the same way that it moves.
Rook
Moves face-to-face along straight columns and rows in any of six directions, as long as it is not blocked by another piece... Captures in the same way that it moves.
Duke
Moves any number of spaces face-to-face then point-to-point in a straight line, in any of six directions, unless blocked by another piece... Captures in the same way that it moves.
Queen
Can move any number of spaces in any way that a Duke, a Rook, or a Bishop can move, as long as it is not blocked by another piece... Captures in the same manner as the Duke, the Rook, or the Bishop.
Knight
Jumps to one of twelve spaces of the opposite color, just beyond the triangle of spaces that surrounds it... Captures in the same way that it moves... Only piece that can position itself beyond the reach and threat of a Queen.
King
Can move one space in any of twelve directions... Moves one space face-to-face, one space point-to-point, or one space with points adjacent to it's current position... Capturing in the same way that it moves.