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Man. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Kevin Pacey wrote on Sun, Jan 29, 2017 06:11 PM UTC:

On an 8x8 board, according to chess theroticians a chess king has a fighting value of 4 pawns (though noting it cannot be exchanged). Since a mann moves exactly like a king, even though (or especially as) it is a non-royal piece, I see no reason not to put a mann at 4 pawns in value as well.