3-D Chess

You gradually learn to play the game, everyday chess. You can travel a straight line with a rook or a diagonal with a bishop and even spend some time dancing with the funky gait of a knight. Suddenly, it turns into Star Trekky 3-Dimensional chess with diagonals into space, and where even kings can hip-hop up to another floor. You're queasy now, way out of your realm of experience. Knights are galloping down zig-zag tunnels, and the queen soars above like a jet stream. The only way to finish the game is to step out of your familiar life on the 2-D board and take a leap of faith. You pray. Please don't throw me into 4-Dimensional chess.