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Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Antoine, I have been considering for a while if one of the Long Leapers could be replaced by a different piece, but I think my original reasons for removing the Coordinator -- lack of clarity and difficulty of use in closed positions still applies. Still, maybe something different could be used.
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One possibility would be some form of rifle capture. I have uploaded a ZRF:
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<li><A HREF='../programs.dir/zillions/rococo-r.zip'>rococo-r.zip</A>
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Which contains two ZRFs: RococoA.zrf and RococoB.zrf.
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RococoA.zrf adds two variants that replace a Long Leaper with an Archer, a piece that moves like a non-capturing Queen <strong>or</strong> captures a
piece one or two squares away on a Queen line without moving, if the line of sight is clear.
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RococoB.zrf replaces the Archer with the Bird (inspired by Ralph Betza's game <a href='../diffmove.dir/forthebirds.html'>This Game is For the Birds</a>), which is like the Archer, but can capture <em>through</em> an intervening piece.
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Have fun and let me know what you think!