Bob Greenwade wrote on Sat, Jan 13, 2024 06:43 PM UTC:
179. Left Chariot. and 180. Right Chariot. I've mentioned before that I really prefer symmetry, but this matched pair from large Shogi variants are among the pieces that have me warming to asymmetrical pieces.
The Left Chariot slides directly forward, diagonally forward and to the left, or diagonally backward and to the right; or steps one space directly backward. (fRflBbrBbW)
The Right Chariot is a mirror image: it slides directly forward, diagonally forward and to the right, or diagonally backward and to the left; or steps one space directly backward. (fRfrBblBbW)
In existing games such as Tai Shogi or Maka Dai Dai Shogi, these peices are placed on the respective edges. I tend to disagree with this, since it basically cripples the forward diagonal moves. I personally would prefer to swap the positions (and names), possibly moving them to two or three spaces in from the edge.
I would've posted this pair long ago, but I couldn't come up with a decent idea for a model until just recently (this very morning, in fact). I'm still not sure how well it works in the execution.
179. Left Chariot. and 180. Right Chariot. I've mentioned before that I really prefer symmetry, but this matched pair from large Shogi variants are among the pieces that have me warming to asymmetrical pieces.
The Left Chariot slides directly forward, diagonally forward and to the left, or diagonally backward and to the right; or steps one space directly backward. (fRflBbrBbW)
The Right Chariot is a mirror image: it slides directly forward, diagonally forward and to the right, or diagonally backward and to the left; or steps one space directly backward. (fRfrBblBbW)
In existing games such as Tai Shogi or Maka Dai Dai Shogi, these peices are placed on the respective edges. I tend to disagree with this, since it basically cripples the forward diagonal moves. I personally would prefer to swap the positions (and names), possibly moving them to two or three spaces in from the edge.
I would've posted this pair long ago, but I couldn't come up with a decent idea for a model until just recently (this very morning, in fact). I'm still not sure how well it works in the execution.