Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Oct 19, 2023 03:10 PM UTC:
94. Chef. This is an alternate Royal piece that I came up with more or less by accident. There are many pieces named for food -- not just the Mushroom, Sausage, Pepperoni, and Meatballs of the Pizza Kings, the Rutabaga and Rhubarb from the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity, or certain Betza inventions such as the Pancake. I've had this thought (which I'll act on as soon as I'm able) of a game where all the pieces are food, and so what better to have for the King than a Chef?
Since a chef moves along a counter all day, I figured the piece be adept at moving sideways, but not so much forwards and backwards. I therefore replaced the direct forward and backward moves with an additional space sideways. It still can move forward or backwards diagonally. (FsW2)
The Chef might also be usable as a non-Royal piece, particularly in a low-powered Shogi-style game.
Well, maybe not if it looks like that. But you get the idea.
94. Chef. This is an alternate Royal piece that I came up with more or less by accident. There are many pieces named for food -- not just the Mushroom, Sausage, Pepperoni, and Meatballs of the Pizza Kings, the Rutabaga and Rhubarb from the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity, or certain Betza inventions such as the Pancake. I've had this thought (which I'll act on as soon as I'm able) of a game where all the pieces are food, and so what better to have for the King than a Chef?
Since a chef moves along a counter all day, I figured the piece be adept at moving sideways, but not so much forwards and backwards. I therefore replaced the direct forward and backward moves with an additional space sideways. It still can move forward or backwards diagonally. (FsW2)
The Chef might also be usable as a non-Royal piece, particularly in a low-powered Shogi-style game.
Well, maybe not if it looks like that. But you get the idea.