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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Sep 19, 2023 02:04 PM UTC:

64. Otter. This is another Arian King creation, and one that I think has some decent potential. It can move one step directly forward or in any diagonal direction, or four spaces to the left or right.

I could easily see this as a mid- to late-game defender, moving around to block captures or to defend other pieces. In a game with three or more rows of setup, I'd gladly see this in the second row...

...unless, of course, it looked like this. It's supposed to suggest the familiar sight of an otter floating on its back, but if anyone reading this realized that before I said it then I'm very surprised. I'm at a loss as to what would be better, though.