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Short Sliders. Pieces are initially limited to 4 spaces (if that), and promote to longer moves. (12x16, Cells: 192) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Aug 18, 2023 05:15 PM UTC in reply to Bob Greenwade from 02:30 PM:

At the very least, slow would turn sliding moves into single steps, and immobilize "ski" moves.

That depends on how you look at it. If you see the ski slide as a degenerate bent rider (e.g. D-then-R), and you would allow a pure D to make its leap even within the Hia zone, it would be logical to allow the D-then-R its first (D) step too. Just like you would allow the Griffon (F-then-R) to make its F move.

Even if it was a lame ski slide, like the Tamerlane picket (nA-then-B), it would be logical to treat it as nA. But it is a matter of taste how that should be treated. I would be inclined to allow it its move, rather than completely immobilizing it.