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31. Sultana. We've had the Caliph and Canvasser for a while, but I don't see any counterpart anywhere combining the Queen and Camel. Charles Gilman suggests calling it the Acme, but I prefer keeping with the Arabian/desert theme, so I propose Sultana (QC).
It's not often I find such a perfectly suitable icon on Board Painter for a piece, but the "crowned Camel" clearly has some background. I just happen to think that Sultana makes a bit more sense as a name than Crowned Camel or Acme.
The real challenge of this design was making it visually distinctive and recognizable from the back, so the player can easily tell what it is without turning it around. The "crown" has a curved crease along the back that hopefully will do the trick. And of course the gem does the same for the front.