Bob Greenwade wrote on Wed, Oct 4, 2023 01:40 PM UTC:
79. Inquisitor. When I posted the Retriever a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned but didn't post its diagonal counterpart.
Like the Retriever, the Inquisitor travels along its expected path, but can jump a couple of spaces off if something's in the right place. The difference is, of course, that the Inquisitor follows diagonal slides, leaping two spaces orthogonally or like a Camel. (BCD)
The leaps are, of course, such that the Inquisitor remains colorbound.
The piece design is closely based on the Bishop; while distinctive enough to tell the two apart, a player who isn't paying close enough attention might find the Inquisitor's leap to be quite unexpected. And of course nobody expects the... well, you know.
79. Inquisitor. When I posted the Retriever a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned but didn't post its diagonal counterpart.
Like the Retriever, the Inquisitor travels along its expected path, but can jump a couple of spaces off if something's in the right place. The difference is, of course, that the Inquisitor follows diagonal slides, leaping two spaces orthogonally or like a Camel. (BCD)
The leaps are, of course, such that the Inquisitor remains colorbound.
The piece design is closely based on the Bishop; while distinctive enough to tell the two apart, a player who isn't paying close enough attention might find the Inquisitor's leap to be quite unexpected. And of course nobody expects the... well, you know.