Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Dec 7, 2023 05:15 PM UTC:
142. Stewardess. This creation of Charles Gilman's is part of the tradition (which I explored a couple of weeks ago with the Girlfriend and Boyfriend) of assigning female names to sliders that correspond with male-named steppers. In this case, the Steward moves like a four-way Pawn, stepping one space orthogonally or capturing one space diagonally. The Stewardess uses the same directions, but sliding. (mRcB)
As much as I like this piece, I haven't used it in a game yet -- not even Dealer's Chess. I'll go into the reasons for that tomorrow.
The piece is based on my Steward piece, which is Pawn-sized with the sphere and cross on top. For the Stewardess, I simply added height, plus the triangles to make sure it was distinctive. I might someday break down and build an alternate design, evocative of an airline stewardess.
142. Stewardess. This creation of Charles Gilman's is part of the tradition (which I explored a couple of weeks ago with the Girlfriend and Boyfriend) of assigning female names to sliders that correspond with male-named steppers. In this case, the Steward moves like a four-way Pawn, stepping one space orthogonally or capturing one space diagonally. The Stewardess uses the same directions, but sliding. (mRcB)
As much as I like this piece, I haven't used it in a game yet -- not even Dealer's Chess. I'll go into the reasons for that tomorrow.
The piece is based on my Steward piece, which is Pawn-sized with the sphere and cross on top. For the Stewardess, I simply added height, plus the triangles to make sure it was distinctive. I might someday break down and build an alternate design, evocative of an airline stewardess.