Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Oct 3, 2023 02:30 PM UTC:
78. Moonrider. I only recently discovered this piece, created by Mark Hedden for his variant Ganymede Chess. It's an extension of the Nightrider, adding a Zebra's (2,3) leap to its reportoire. (NNZ)
In Ganymede, the Nightrider promotes to Moonrider by making a capture, but to my mind it could also be part of the starting army in a high-powered, big-board game.
I'm not sure why adding a Zebra move turns a Nightrider into a Moonrider, so I probably won't be adding that crescent to many (if any) other pieces.
78. Moonrider. I only recently discovered this piece, created by Mark Hedden for his variant Ganymede Chess. It's an extension of the Nightrider, adding a Zebra's (2,3) leap to its reportoire. (NNZ)
In Ganymede, the Nightrider promotes to Moonrider by making a capture, but to my mind it could also be part of the starting army in a high-powered, big-board game.
I'm not sure why adding a Zebra move turns a Nightrider into a Moonrider, so I probably won't be adding that crescent to many (if any) other pieces.