The object of Hyperspace is to construct a hyper-dimensional Thing of Beauty ("tob") in 5-space. The players take turns placing pieces on the board. There are three variants, each with its own tob:
- 4D Cross - a piece surrounded on four sides by friendly pieces.
- 5D Box - a space surrounded on all five sides by friendly pieces. The space itself may be empty or occupied by a piece of either color.
- Diag - formed by placing a piece in a space surrounded on five diagonals by friendly pieces. The space must be so surrounded at the time the piece is played.
The Hyperspace board is 5-dimensional (2x2x2x2x2) and is constructed as follows: The two 2x2 boards on the bottom left form a regular 3D board. The two 2x2 boards on the bottom right also form a regular 3D board. These two 3D boards are connected through the fourth dimension, such that each space in one 3D board is orthogonally adjacent to its counterpart in the other. The two 3D boards on the bottom thus form a 4D board. The two 3D boards on the top also form a 4D board. These two 4D boards are connected through the fifth dimension. The entire 5D board is symmetrical. Any eight spaces that share two common dimensions may be considered a component 3D board, and any sixteen spaces that share one common dimension may be considered a component 4D board.
In the illustration below, the black piece in the bottom left is surrounded on four sides by friendly pieces, forming a 4D cross. The empty space in the upper right is surrounded on all five sides by white pieces, forming a 5D box.
Hyperspace is a placement game that allows you to explore the five axes of 5-space. For a move-based game played in five dimensions, check out Skava.
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