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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]
💡📝Bob Greenwade wrote on Mon, Sep 25, 2023 01:43 PM UTC:

Actually, I'm now contemplating the idea a third promotion level for the Beast and Leader pairs, where the 6 would simply be dropped. The Leaders would clearly become the Chancellor (RN) and Archbishop (BN), but what about the Beasts? Do RFN and BWN already exist anywhere (with animal names)? While I'm actually leaning against this change, (and I defimitely won't do it if these don't already exist), I do have a general interest in this so any help would be appreciated.

Addendum: I did find the Crown Princess (BWN) and Archchancellor (RFN) in Teutonic Knight's Chess, by way of the Popess (BWN) and Heroine (RFN) in Very Heavy Chess. Those aren't animal names, though; I can't find any that go that route, and I'm really not inclined to invent something, so this change will almost certainly not happen.