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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Lev Grigoriev wrote on Fri, Dec 8, 2023 08:58 PM UTC in reply to Bob Greenwade from 03:55 PM:

The lack of a good name for this piece is the main reason why I haven't dropped these two into Dealer's Chess.

*Admiral, Commander, Ensign, and Ship could be used together for a naval-themed game.

Remind of my Motorcyclist from Modern Repub.

In addition, it has the same "stinging move" that [other pieces in the game have], but only on the squares diagonally adjacent to it. That is, it can step one square diagonally, and if that move captures something, it can then optionally make a second, non-capturing step in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal. (FvWfAvsca(b)1mK)

That "stinging move," or "sting capture," is something I haven't really seen anywhere else, though I've adapted it for a couple of my Tifinagh pieces and probably will use it for other things as well.

I have the Radioactive Queen in RQC that does this after any short-distanced move.