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[[File:3D board games.jpg|thumb|left|Crewmembers playing Space Checkers with a [[three-dimensional chess]] board behind them]] |
[[File:3D board games.jpg|thumb|left|Crewmembers playing Space Checkers with a [[three-dimensional chess]] board behind them]] |
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[[File:Sisko and Dax play checkers.jpg|thumb|[[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] playing a replica version of the game in {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}}]] |
[[File:Sisko and Dax play checkers.jpg|thumb|[[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] playing a replica version of the game in {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}}]] |
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− | [[File:3D checkers.jpg|thumb|left|Close-up of the Space Checkers set with clear |
+ | [[File:3D checkers.jpg|thumb|left|Close-up of the Space Checkers set with clear pla'''ying b'''oards]] |
[[File:SpaceCheckers3.jpg|thumb|Newer version with red playing boards]] |
[[File:SpaceCheckers3.jpg|thumb|Newer version with red playing boards]] |
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+ | '''Space Checkers''' is a 3-D var[[iant of the [[Board game|board]] [[Games|game]] [[check]]ers]]. It was produced by the [[Pacific Game Company]] in both [[1965]] (under the company name "Pleasantime") and [[1971]]. |
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⚫ | The earlier version was used as a prop in the [[food synthesizer]] room aboard the {{USS|Enterpr]]ise|NCC-1701}} on [[TOS|the Original ''Star Trek'']]. A version was also used in {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}}, where [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] are playing the game during the "chicken sandwich and coffee" scene. |
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⚫ | The game looks to have been released in three versions. The earliest 1965 versions came in a plainer<math>-styled yellow box, had a red pl</math>astic base and clear small plastic boards (see top left). Later versions replaced the clear small boards with those made of the same red plastic as the base. The 1971 release apparently has the same small boards, but was released with a more modernized box design (see top right and lower right). |
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⚫ | The earlier version was used as a prop in the [[food synthesizer]] room aboard the {{USS| |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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− | The game board emulates a cubical 4 × 4 × 4 checkerboard (as if a standard checkerboard was cut into four 4 × 4 sections and suspended over each other |
+ | The game board emulates a cubical 4 × 4 × 4 checkerboard (as if a standard checkerboard was cut into four 4 × 4 sections and suspended over each other |
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+ | ng fashion to 3-D chess: red starts on the two upper back levels, and black on the two lower forward levels (with the game base acting as the lowest level). Pieces can essentially move and capture as in 2-D checkers (including multiple jumps), with the added effect that moves/captures can also be made vertically from one level to the next (above or below). |
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Space Checkers is a 3-D var[[iant of the board game checkers]]. It was produced by the Pacific Game Company in both 1965 (under the company name "Pleasantime") and 1971. [[ The earlier version was used as a prop in the food synthesizer room aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterpr]]ise]] on the Original Star Trek. A version was also used in DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations", where Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax are playing the game during the "chicken sandwich and coffee" scene.
The game looks to have been released in three versions. The earliest 1965 versions came in a plainerastic base and clear small plastic boards (see top left). Later versions replaced the clear small boards with those made of the same red plastic as the base. The 1971 release apparently has the same small boards, but was released with a more modernized box design (see top right and lower right).
Game Components
- Large Game Base
- 12 Small Game Boards
- 12 Clear Plastic Board Supports
- 8 Red Checkers
- 8 Black Checkers
Gameplay
The game board emulates a cubical 4 × 4 × 4 checkerboard (as if a standard checkerboard was cut into four 4 × 4 sections and suspended over each other
Headline text
ng fashion to 3-D chess: red starts on the two upper back levels, and black on the two lower forward levels (with the game base acting as the lowest level). Pieces can essentially move and capture as in 2-D checkers (including multiple jumps), with the added effect that moves/captures can also be made vertically from one level to the next (above or below).