Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Feb 2, 2024 05:26 PM UTC:
199. Spectre. Another piece from Jason Wittman's Mad Chess, the Spectre is a simple piece combining a Queen and a Threeleaper (the latter, for those who don't know, leaps three spaces orthogonally). (QH)
For the physical piece, I had to really think through what to do. A spectre is a kind of ghost, but I already had a Ghost figure. That one has a hollowed-out body, so I decided to take the same approach with this. I used my orthodox Queen figure as a starting point, removed the crown, adjusted the height and base, and then hollowed out the top part, finally adding eye holes like the Ghost's.
I think it gets the general idea across, and at the very least it makes for a distinctive appearance on the board.
199. Spectre. Another piece from Jason Wittman's Mad Chess, the Spectre is a simple piece combining a Queen and a Threeleaper (the latter, for those who don't know, leaps three spaces orthogonally). (QH)
For the physical piece, I had to really think through what to do. A spectre is a kind of ghost, but I already had a Ghost figure. That one has a hollowed-out body, so I decided to take the same approach with this. I used my orthodox Queen figure as a starting point, removed the crown, adjusted the height and base, and then hollowed out the top part, finally adding eye holes like the Ghost's.
I think it gets the general idea across, and at the very least it makes for a distinctive appearance on the board.