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🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Tue, Apr 9 08:28 PM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 07:39 PM:

A Courier as a sealed letter is a bit weird for me.

I believe this is supposed to symbolize a courier rather than realistically represent one, as this is something that a courier might deliver.


💡📝Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Apr 9 09:11 PM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from 08:28 PM:

I believe this is supposed to symbolize a courier rather than realistically represent one, as this is something that a courier might deliver.

Correct! The envelope will be in the Modifiers section; put it behind a Knight for (my version of) a Courier, or behind a Knightrider for a Pony Express. And I'm sure there are other applications as well (like, combine it with a Minister for a Postmaster General).

Edit: All of the new ones, except Two-Thirds, went into Modifiers (the other new ones are Anarchy, Crutch, Maple Leaf, and Wine Glass).


Daniel Zacharias wrote on Tue, Apr 9 09:18 PM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 07:39 PM:

I'm curious to know what is a Courier for you

Same thing, a messenger.


Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Wed, Apr 10 06:15 AM UTC in reply to Daniel Zacharias from Tue Apr 9 09:18 PM:

@Daniel: I meant, what are the moves of the Courier for you? Is it a mere B?


Daniel Zacharias wrote on Wed, Apr 10 01:31 PM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 06:15 AM:

Oh, sorry, I'm using for yafodaubBcB. It's a bishop that must move the farthest distance in whichever direction it goes, which seems to fit with a running name.


💡📝Bob Greenwade wrote on Wed, Apr 10 02:00 PM UTC in reply to Daniel Zacharias from 01:31 PM:

Whereas my Courier is ZXNX (a fifth-radius mover that's just off the Bishop and Rook lines). With a Knight (NZXNX) it becomes a Messenger; make that into a Rider (NNZX0NX0) and it becomes a Messagerider aka Pony Express.


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