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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Feb 22, 2024 06:11 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from 05:25 PM:

Hoppers cannot hop over holes, which are treated as off-board squares. But you could define, say, [oR-fmR] to get a piece that can hop over a hole. Iron pieces are pieces, so hoppers can hop over them. Unless the captureMatrix would forbid it.

So, it seems that adding captureMatrix=^ would make it equal. (or would captureMatrix=$ be better?)

There is currently no restriction possible on U. Conceivable would be a range, or directional modifiers that would be interpreted according to the K or oblique system, depending on the destination.

I've actually been hoping for a range limiter for U, as a trailing number, the way such a number would limit B, R, or Q.

I can understand, though, if there's no way to use modifiers on U to represent a true Equihopper. (I tried paifU a while back, but of course it didn't work.)