You can rotate the disks, as you wish, so that any piece may move from one disk to the another over the equator. 

By moving the disks around, you can see the relationship of pieces that seem to be so far away from each other at first. When I first saw the beautiful aluminum version,which will be available later this year, I thought that it was one of those pretty to look at, but impossible to play chess variants that you see so often. It is pretty to look at and would make a great conversation piece, but thankfully it also works as a game. 

I have played a lot of traditional chess and it took me a while to get used to the Global board. You have to spend some time moving the pieces around and setting up situations, to help you visualize what is going on. The rules that come with the game do a good job of getting you started.Children seem to pick up the global relationship much more quickly than adults, so it might be helpful to find a youngster to help you out. 

This game is for innovative gamers. It provides you with a game that has no strategic principles, yet because it is so new, you will quickly find that most chess principles do not work the same  way on this board. At this stage, the game is one of pure tactics, but as it is played more I would expect theories and strategies to become evident. 

If you want to be in on something new that I think will stand the test of time, try Global Chess. If your brain gets fried playing Global Chess, keep in mind that you can use the same board for a wild game of Global Checkers.