Imperial Cheops is played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Cubes are connected by their corner cells to upper and lower layer of cubes. The topmost cube is the Apex.
ARCHBISHOP [A] | slides diagonal or triagonal. |
BISHOP [B] | slides diagonal. |
DRAGON [D] | slides orthogonal or triagonal. |
FAVOURITE [F] | slides orthogonal or diagonal. |
GARGOYLE [G] | steps one or leaps to the next orthogonal, diagonal or triagonal cell. |
HIPPOGRIFF [H] | leaps to the opposite corner of a 2x2x3 area. |
KING [K] | steps one orthogonal, diagonal or triagonal cell. |
KNIGHT [N] | leaps to the opposite corner of a 1x2x3 area. |
QUEEN [Q] | slides orthogonal, diagonal or triagonal. |
ROOK [R] | slides orthogonal. |
UNICORN PAWN [U] | slides triagonal without capture, steps diagonal with capture. It may freely promote, excluding the King, when preforming a capture. |
WYVERN [W] | leaps to the opposite corner of a 2x3x3 area. |