Answers.Body: <p>From wikipedia:</p>
  
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    <p>There is software for playing Tri-D Chess; Parmen is a Windows application written by Doug Keenan and available free on his website.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here are some of the external links for (software) Raumschach and Tri-D chess:</p>
  
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    <p><a href="http://www.pathguy.com/chess/Chess3D.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.pathguy.com/chess/Chess3D.htm</a></p>
    
    <p><a href="http://www.cosmicchess.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cosmicchess.com/</a></p>
    
    <p><a href="http://www.parmen.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.parmen.com/</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>There is a version available for Android:
  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=awfsoft.app.TriDChess" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=awfsoft.app.TriDChess</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: I haven't had problems with Parmen crashing.
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Answers.Text: Parmen keeps crashing.
  Cosmic chess site is no longer active. The domain is for sale.
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Body: <p>I want to try <a href="http://www.chessvariants.org/3d.dir/startrek.html">this game</a> without making/buying a board and it is easier to learn to play when the computer can prevent invalid moves. Does any software, preferably freeware, exist which simulates this flavor of chess?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I had some manner of Star Trek book when I was a kid.  Back then, there was only the 60's show. The book covered many 'behind the scenes' sort of topics. Once was 3-D chess.  I would like to mention the game was simply made up - no play testing, nothing. It's just a prop.
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Title: Is there software that simulates the Tri-D or 3-D chess as seen in Star Trek?
ThreadText: # Is there software that simulates the Tri-D or 3-D chess as seen in Star Trek?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-10)
  
  I want to try [this game](http://www.chessvariants.org/3d.dir/startrek.html) without making/buying a board and it is easier to learn to play when the computer can prevent invalid moves. Does any software, preferably freeware, exist which simulates this flavor of chess?
  
  **Tags:** engines, chess-variants, software
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I had some manner of Star Trek book when I was a kid.  Back then, there was only the 60's show. The book covered many 'behind the scenes' sort of topics. Once was 3-D chess.  I would like to mention the game was simply made up - no play testing, nothing. It's just a prop.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-10. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  From wikipedia:
  
  > There is software for playing Tri-D Chess; Parmen is a Windows application written by Doug Keenan and available free on his website.
  
  Here are some of the external links for (software) Raumschach and Tri-D chess:
  
  > <http://www.pathguy.com/chess/Chess3D.htm>
  >
  > <http://www.cosmicchess.com/>
  >
  > <http://www.parmen.com/>
  
  There is a version available for Android:
  <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=awfsoft.app.TriDChess>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Parmen keeps crashing. Cosmic chess site is no longer active. The domain is for sale.  
  > **username_3**: I haven't had problems with Parmen crashing.  
  
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