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Jacks and Witches 84. Variant on 84 squares with special pieces and special squares. (12x8, Cells: 84) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

💡📝Antoine Fourrière wrote on Mon, Aug 4, 2003 02:45 PM UTC:

Thanks for the comments, Roberto. (I may not be able to respond to later
comments before next month, but they are welcome.)

No, I hadn't your idea, because when two Witches stick together, the
resolution is coming quick, and that clumsy hole in the board lowers the
risk of a somewhat infortunate early decision. (Maybe I should have ruled
that both Witches remain immobilized until the end, once they enter in contact.)
Certainly, on a 96-square board, or preferably 108-square board, I would give each side two Witches.

On an unrelated matter, I did't want to use full Murray Lions, but maybe
I should allow them a two-square capturing jump when the prey is the Witch.
When Witches are involved, the Knight is stronger than the Lion. (The
tampered evaluation of my ZRF doesn't take this fact into account.)