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Enochian chess is played on a multidimensional board

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Regular chess is far too easy when you are busy communicating with alternate planes of reality. Esoteric scholars invented a version played on four separate boards simultaneously, featuring intensely complicated rules that nobody fully agrees on. It is an excellent way to alienate all your friends on game night.

Enochian chess is played on a multidimensional board
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