Monster 3D Chess is played on a 6x6x6 field. Each player has a force of 72 pieces.
| 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 orthgonal, 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. |
| PAWN[P] | steps without capturing one forward orthogonal cell, captures to any one forward diagonal or triagonal cell and promotes upon reaching the farthest rank. |
| QUEEN[Q] | slides orthogonal, diagonal or triagonal. |
| ROOK[R] | slides orthogonal. |
| UNICORN[U] | slides triagonal. |
| WYVERN[W] | leaps to the opposite corner of a 2x3x3 area. |
