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Since the first posting I've realised that Heaven won't do as it has the wrong ending - the Anu's FO version should end with -an. Headman would suit the theme, as high rank echoes a literally high sky god such as Anu. That would make the FO Uluru's derived name Deadman, but one cannot have everything. I am now toying with Qull and Qold becoming Haggle and Heckle, to tie in with the overtones of Natter and Narrate in Natamaran and Narrier, and Qaymaker and Qillock becoming Hedger and Headlock.
I have worked out a list of possible renamings for this process. I am still happy to hear any ideas for improvement, or other objections to making the changes, or answer any queries as to the connections of real-word names with their components. Radial plus Triangulator compounds: Homestead=>Acropolis, Hallow=>Actor, Harridan=>Actress, Harbinger=>Acuity, Hustler=>Accoster Resulting derived names Domestead=>Inropolis, Dallow=>Intor, Darridan=>Intress, Darbinger=>Inuity, Dustler=>Incoster Somestead=>Ezropolis, Sallow=>Eztor, Sarridan=>Eztress, Sarbinger=>Ezuity, Sustler=>Ezcoster Bomestead=>Igropolis, Ballow=>Igtor, Barridan=>Igtress, Barbinger=>Iguity, Bustler=>Igcoster Qomestead=>Anropolis, Qallow=>Antor, Qarridan=>Antress, Qarbinger=>Anuity, Qustler=>Ancoster Momestead=>Afropolis, Mallow=>Aftor, Marridan=>Aftress, Marbinger=>Afuity, Mustler=>Afcoster Uomestead=>Erropolis, Uallow=>Ertor, Uarridan=>Ertress, Uarbinger=>Eruity, Uustler=>Ercoster et cetera New derived names Rook+Lefanu=Elropolis, Bishop+Lefanu=Eltor, Queen+Lefanu=Eltress, Unicorn+Lefanu=Eluity, Dicorn+Lefanu=Elcoster Rook+Feu=Efropolis, Bishop+Feu=Eftor, Queen+Feu=Eftress, Unicorn+Feu=Efuity, Dicorn+Feu=Efcoster Rook+Nunchaku=Unropolis, Bishop+Nunchaku=Untor, Queen+Nunchaku=Untress, Unicorn+Nunchaku=Unuity, Dicorn+Nunchaku=Uncoster Rook+Voudou=Ovropolis, Bishop+Voudou=Ovtor, Queen+Voudou=Ovtress, Unicorn+Voudou=Ovuity, Dicorn+Voudou=Ovcoster et cetera Forward-only squares and their duals: Quintet=>Haste, Qump=>Hardness, Qandyman=>Headman, Qull=>Haggle, Qold=>Heckle, Qaymaker=>Hedger, Qillock=>Headlock New derived names FO Ultimatum=Daste, FO Lumel=Dardness, FO Uluru=Deadman, FO Nutamaran=Daggle, FO Nurrier=Deckle FO Zoetrope=Saste, FO Zomel=Sardness, FO Zotamaran=Saggle, FO Zorrier=Seckle FO Gyroscope=Baste, FO Gymel=Bardness, FO Gytamaran=Baggle, FO Gyrrier=Beckle
Well I've gone ahead with the substitutions with which I was most satisfied: Haste for Quintet, Hardness for Qump, Headman for Qandyman, Hedger for Qaymaker, Headlock for Qillock, and 12:5 / 17:8 / 8:4:1 extrapolations. I also realised that logically I should substitute Etsah for Tetniuq, which I have also done. I am now, however, having second thoughts about Haggle and Heckle, and am veering instead to using replacing the Hull/Hold family in its entirety. I am now looking to rename the Hull the Cabin and the Hold the Caisson (a wagon for carrying ammunition), as Ca- names can then be extrapolated to compounds in semi-dual as well as dual directions. These would thus include Leyline+Lenard=Lebin, Leverage+Lerving=Leisson, Felf+Fenard=Febin, Fertridge+Herving=Feisson, et cetera as well as Nilf+Ninard=Nibin, Nirtridge+Nurving=Niisson, Zelf+Zenard=Zebin, Zertridge+Zerving=Zeisson, et cetera. Qull and Qold would then become Nabin and Naisson. I am still up for better suggestions should there be any, but I would be surprised. Where I am still hopeful of improvement is to Homestead=>Acropolis, Hallow=>Actor, Harridan=>Actress, Harbinger=>Acuity, Hustler=>Accoster, and their offshoots. Thoughts on these are especially welcome.
That's a good point. The subject has got a bit away from its original title. By 'integer leapers' I meant pieces leaping an exact multiple of the Wazir's move. For example, the Antelope as a 4:3 leaper moves the same distace as the 5:0 leaper but in an oblique direction. Of particular interest to me were those which could be associated with pieces leaping the root of that distance. You will see from my opening comment that I expressed 4:3 as 2:1 squared, 12:5 as 3:2 squared, 15:8 as 4:1 xquared, and in 3d 8:4:1 s 2:2:1 squared. I ignored 8:6 as 3:1 squared as only trivially distinct from the first. Now that I have completed the changes most directly based on these relationships, should I move the discussion to a new thread?
I'm now looking at renaming the Knight/Camel plus Antelope/Namel compounds (clarification - though not the Gnu, which is fixed, or the Anu, with which I am happy) with a view to extrapolating to other compounds involving an integer leaper, its root leaper, and their duals. It's one way of losing Stampede, at any rate, although I'll be disappointed to drop Goum so soon.
My latest thoughts on the pattern is to transfer the current names from Antelope compounds to Epoletna ones. The names that I am now looking at are: Knight+Antelope=HOVERCRAFT - a fast marine vessel starting with H. Camel+Antelope=HAJJ - the pilgrimage not the pilgrim, to give a distinct ending. Helm+Haste=HOTSPUR - the idea of a horseman in armour spurring his horse on. Hump+Haste=HARDSHIP - a property of many a pilgrimage. Knight+Namel=COHAJJ, Camel+Namel=COHOVERCRAFT, Helm+Hardness=COHARDSHIP, Hump+Hardness=COHOTSPUR - derived names. Knight+Epoletna=SLEIPNIR, Camel+Epoletna=GOUM, Helm+Etsah=STAMPEDE, Hump+Etsah=WAVE - reused names, specific to 3d boards. Knight+Pentagram=COGOUM, Camel+Pentagram=COSLEIPNIR, Helm+Shilling=COWAVE, Hump+Shilling=COSTAMPEDE - derived names, specific to hex 3d boards. For compounds of 3 or more oblique leapers I never established either distinct endings or forward-only names, so for Knight+Camel+Antelope+Namel (alias Gnu+Anu, Hovercraft+Cohovercraft, Hajj+Cohajj) I go one up (literally up!) from Hovercraft with HELICOPTER.
Derived names in other sets of SOLLs will be: Ninja/Nimel+Ultimatum/Lumel=DOVERCRAFT/DAJJ/CODAJJ/CODOVERCRAFT Disguise/Dump+Daste/Dardness=DOTSPUR/DARDSHIP/CODARDSHIP/CODOTSPUR Ninja+Nimel+Ultimatum+Lumel=DELICOPTER Zebra/Zemel+Zoetrope/Zomel=SOVERCRAFT/SAJJ/COSAJJ/COSOVERCRAFT Stripe/Sump+Saste/Sardness=SOTSPUR/SARDSHIP/COSARDSHIP/COSOTSPUR Zebra+Zemel+Zoetrope+Zomel=SELICOPTER Giraffe/Gimel+Gyroscope/Gymel=BOVERCRAFT/BAJJ/COBAJJ/COBOVERCRAFT Blotch/Bump+Baste/Bardness=BOTSPUR/BARDSHIP/COBARDSHIP/COBOTSPUR Giraffe+Gimel+Gyroscope+Gymel=BELICOPTER Thoughts of these sets of SOLLs are also turning my attention toward remaining compounds between pieces with prime and twice-prime SOLLs and pieces with the square SOLL and/or its dual. Symmetric-piece names that I have devised include Ninja+Opossum=OPHIR (a city named in Masefield), Nimel+Opossum=OPPROBRIUM, Elf+Eloper=ELIXIR, Lecturer+Eloper=ELYSIUM. I may eventualy add Fortnight+Heptagram and Fortnight+Hemel ones too. However, I am stuck for ideas for -ede names for Disguise+Soaper and Cloak+Ladder, and -ave ones Dump+Soaper and Oration+Ladder, so any ideas for alternative endings are still welcome. I assume that there is unlikely to ever be a big enough 3d board for the likes of Arbez+Zoetrope and Fencer+Gyroscope. I have recently been wondering whether to give three-component oblique pieces distinct endings, but that would involve new changes. For example, I would have to choose replacements for Bushido and Hidalgo to avoid a clash with the fixed buffalo. Any ideas on those?
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(1) an x:y:z leaper of length root n;
(2) directions of that leaper at right angles to each other;
(3) a dual leaper of length root 2n, resulting from the hypotenuse of two x:y:z leaps;
(4) a resulting leaper of length n, resulting from x x:y:z moves in one direction, y in another, and z in a third;
(5) directions of that leaper at right angles to each other;
(3) a dual leaper of length 2n, resulting from the hypotenuse of two of those leaps.
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There would also need to be replacements for Rook+Anu=Qomestead, Bishop+Anu=Qallow, Queen+Anu=Qarridan, and Unicorn+Anu=Qarbinger. At this point it occurred to me that I should yet again rethink the names for compounds of a radial linepiece and an oblique triangulator. There were some ideas that I'd had building on the Ace-Acme pattern. At the time I judged them too vague, but now I can see the advantage of aplying them to semi-dual pairs as well. Thus if the Gnu's Rook/Bishop/Queen/Unicorn compounds, currently the Homestead/Hallow/Harridan/Harbinger, were to become the Acropolis/Actor/Actress/Acuity (last referring to unicorn having sharp horn) this would make things easier as not only would the Nintu's compounds become the Inropolis/Intor/Intress/Inuity and the Zebu's the Ezropolis/Eztor/Eztress/Ezuity, the Antelope's could be the Anropolis/Antor/Antress/Anuity (derived name rather than misspelled real word) but also the Lefanu's the Elropolis/Eltor/Eltress/Eluity and the Feu's the Efropolis/Eftor/Eftress/Efuity. Of course I have already used the Gnu compounds in two variants, so I have to decided to check whether anyone objects to renaming them.
That will still leave the question of what H-names should replace Qull and Qold, so any suggestions for those two are welcome. Others will be needed for the Qaymaker (Fieldmouse+Numbat) and its own FO version the Qillock, prefebly ending with -er and -ock respectively.