For clarification, the purpose of these articles is threefold:
(1) as a forum for developing new names - I welcome feedback from anyone
who can better my efforts, particularly on the mixed-range pieces;
(2) as a reference for my own variants, to avoid a lot of explanation
repeated on several pages - I have already shortened the Tunnelchess by
referring to Shield Bearers;
(3) as a resource for game inventors who, like myself when I discovered
the site, have no clear ideas of their own.
Regarding Triagonal, it came to me instictively and on finding it already
in use I decided to stick to it. Orthogonal was a term I picked up from
the CV pages. If a term does not appeal to me, such as Hippogonal, I do
not use it. If there is a general preference for naming directions after
their commonest piece (Unicornwise, Rookwise, Knightwise &c.) I may
switch
to that usage.
Regarding what is a Bishop I note that the square- and cubic-board pieces
commonly called Bishop both move in multiples of root 2 times the minimum
distance between squares and (if at least one dimension is even) are
bound
to half the board. The hex piece is bound to less and moves in multiples
of root 3 times the minimum distance - like the 3d Unicorn.
Regarding Michael Howe's fear of involvement in a 'history of
disagreements', comments on the CV pages are like a muti-player variant
-
a world of changing alliances. As a Brit I find Fergus Duniho's British
Chess un-British, but I have actually defended his Yang Qi. I note that
the strongest defence of this page has come from someone I have
quarrelled
with in the past.
Finally a point on my mixed-range pieces. I thought of trying to make
them
all start with Dragon but got stuck and gave up. For the record,
Chatelaine is a generic for the lady of a stately home. Anyone else
puzzled by names, or able to think of better ones, feel free to comment.