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Bishop. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Jun 8, 2003 07:00 AM UTC:
It is notable that three pieces of the type shown in the hexagonal diagram are required to cover the board, suggesting that its true nature is intermediate between the standard Bishop (2 required) and the 3d Unicorn (4 required). Indeed it is arguably more akin to Unicorn than to standard Bishop, as its move comprises steps of length root 3 and its directions, though exceeding the Bishop on a square board, are many fewer than the Bishop on a 3d board.