Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Sep 26, 2023 02:44 PM UTC:
Well, I'm back from the convention, so it's time to get back to annoying people with my Piece of the Day.
71. Double Cross. After working out the Vivi (#57), I thought I'd experiment a bit with 135-degree turns, and this was the only one that really seemed to work. The Double-Cross starts its move one space to the left or right, then may stop there or turn 135 degrees to slide diagonally like a Bishop. ([sW?bB])
Notably, while the spaces directly in front and behind are a part of the piece's move, they can only be reached if the space to the left and/or the right are open; the Double Cross cannot go directly to those spaces.
I think this would be an interesting substitute for a Bishop in a Chess With Different Armies setup, in a game where the player otherwise only gets one (since the Bishop is colorbound whereas the Double Cross is color-switching), or similar situations.
The piece design echos the move diagram, so that the name Double Cross applies equally well to both.
Well, I'm back from the convention, so it's time to get back to annoying people with my Piece of the Day.
71. Double Cross. After working out the Vivi (#57), I thought I'd experiment a bit with 135-degree turns, and this was the only one that really seemed to work. The Double-Cross starts its move one space to the left or right, then may stop there or turn 135 degrees to slide diagonally like a Bishop. ([sW?bB])
Notably, while the spaces directly in front and behind are a part of the piece's move, they can only be reached if the space to the left and/or the right are open; the Double Cross cannot go directly to those spaces.
I think this would be an interesting substitute for a Bishop in a Chess With Different Armies setup, in a game where the player otherwise only gets one (since the Bishop is colorbound whereas the Double Cross is color-switching), or similar situations.
The piece design echos the move diagram, so that the name Double Cross applies equally well to both.