5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel is exactly what it sounds like. Its chess. Only with a few extra dimensions and time travel added onto it. As if chess wasn’t a complicated game enough already. But it is an entertaining premise—even if it can be confusing and complicated.
This is especially true for new players who can make mistakes fairly early in a match. A single chess game can have several future points, branching alternate realities and pieces going all over the timeline. With so much going on, what should players do to give themselves an edge? Or at least prevent themselves from losing a game early?
Ensure the King’s Defense in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
The main goal of any chess game is to capture the king. This has not changed in 5D chess. But in this game not only do players have to defend the king of the present, but they also have to protect the king of the future and the past. With time travel being a component, that means any open space leading toward the king can potentially be used. If it is not taken advantage of in the present, it can be taken advantage of in the future when the opponent can have their piece time travel to that opening pathway to put the king into either check or checkmate.
That means to avoid defeat, players will always want to ensure that their king is protected. One way to do this is by creating a proverbial meat shield around the king, where the opponent first has to take out other pieces before they even have a chance at attacking the king. Alternatively, players can strategically place pieces in such a way so they can capture any piece that moves themselves to an opening to attack the king.
Avoid Opening Defeats in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
This is more or less part of the above point about protecting the king, but it is incredibly important to mention none the less. A beginner player may think it harmless to begin the game moving one of their central pawns (i.e. the pawns located in front of the queen, king, and bishops), but more often than not this just paves the way for the opponent to beat them.
Why? Well as mentioned before, the king has to be protected both from present and future attacks. And that opening move? It just created a path directly toward the king that any opponent will take advantage of in a few moves. In fact, the game can potentially be called in 2-3 moves if the player is not able to quickly build up the king’s defense.
Avoid early defeats by refusing to use standard opening moves. Instead, begin the game by using pieces closer to the corners of the board. The towers, the bishops, the other pawns, etc. Keep that king protected from time-traveling pieces.
Use Powerful Pieces in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
If the player thought pieces like knights and bishops were powerful before, that certainly applies in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel. It really is amazing how time travel adds a ton of dimension and layers to an already classic game. But with time travel and alternate realities being a component, and several kings being available for check, powerful pieces can potentially find several opportunities to corner the king through several points in time. This is especially true for the queen, who can move uncontested through the timeline so long as she is not blocked by another piece.
As such, beginner players will want to get used to using their more valuable pieces to take advantage of openings in neighboring or distant points in the timeline. Be it taking an opposing piece or putting a king of the past into check, a player who is willing to use their pieces to their fullest extent is a player who has a higher chance of winning.
Whittle Down the Opposing Force in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
This may not apply for shorter games where strategy is paramount, but it definitely begins to apply at some point for longer games. Long games are likely to have several alternate timelines and past boards, each of which may or may not have any number of pieces traveling to them. With all of these pieces moving around at several points in the timeline and alternate timelines, there comes a point where players will have difficulty keeping track of everything.
The game’s UI helps with that a bit, but the player may still have a hard time keeping track of it all regardless. The main thing to understand is that if someone has more pieces, then they have more options on how to move. Those movement options, in turn, means a player has more choices in how they can attack, defend, or position themselves.
This means one option of tilting the game in the player’s favor is to begin taking out the opponent’s pieces. The player should not leave their king exposed while doing this, but whittling down the opponent’s movement choices by taking their pieces can make things easier for the player to win the match. Focus on taking out the opponent’s heavy hitters like their knights, queen, and bishops. Pieces like pawns the king and even towers are not too big of a deal provided the player keeps an eye on their whereabouts.
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel is available on Windows PCs
