Special about this three man chess game is that none of the rules of traditional chess need to be sacrificed just for the sake of being able to play a game with your whole, nerdy friend circle.
Except that the 3 Man Chess Game becomes slightly more difficult:
The complexities of the third player are infinite. Your threatened piece may be allowed to maintain occupancy as your position is beneficial to the threatening player. But how long can it last? This scenario may exist all over the board. There are multiple trust and doubt situations between all players. An unexpected move might well result in a cascading massacre. Defense is crucial since a diagonal move through the center, or a horizontal move around the center can sneak up behind you. A player can be checkmated by a combination of both other players or ultimately one player can checkmate both other players at the same time.
