Mark Davis © 1993-2017
First conceived and built by me in 1976, the standard rules apply. The difference is that you can see only 1/2 of a shpere at any given moment! The idea of a round chessboard fascinated me to the point of exploring with other shapes. When the limits of two dimensions were broken, I stumbled on the idea of a sphere. Using an old metal globe of the moon, I hand painted the 64 `squares' on it's surface, leaving the poles blank; as is the center of the circular chessboard. I then fashioned a pedestal on which to mount it. Magnetic chessmen came in very handy here. Play is unique, in that the `board' must be rotated to view the locations of all of the pieces.
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Created and Maintained by: Mark Davis
Mark Davis © 1993-2017
All boards designed and built 1976-1980
