Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Mar 8, 2024 04:57 PM UTC:
234. Trophy (Champion). This piece, another candidate for inclusion as the eighth piece in my Clue Chess variant (joining the six classics plus Poison), is one that could be considered taken from other existing games.
Since a trophy suggests a champion, I thought to use a Champion's move to represent it. My problem was, I found two very similar but different Champions, one in Omega Chess stepping orthogonally or leaping radially (WS), and the other in Reformed Courier, stepping radially or leaping orthogonally (KD). I decided to combine the two, making it basically an alternate for the Mastodon. (KS)
Of the five candidates, it's the one with the simplest move, and the one with a move that already exists in variant chess.
As for the model, I think it'd be suitable as a Champion in other games... at least, if you can get past the 12MB file size! (Sorry about that; I guess it's what happens with a hollowed-out parabolic cone. Probably someone else -- like Jean-Louis -- could do better)
234. Trophy (Champion). This piece, another candidate for inclusion as the eighth piece in my Clue Chess variant (joining the six classics plus Poison), is one that could be considered taken from other existing games.
Since a trophy suggests a champion, I thought to use a Champion's move to represent it. My problem was, I found two very similar but different Champions, one in Omega Chess stepping orthogonally or leaping radially (WS), and the other in Reformed Courier, stepping radially or leaping orthogonally (KD). I decided to combine the two, making it basically an alternate for the Mastodon. (KS)
Of the five candidates, it's the one with the simplest move, and the one with a move that already exists in variant chess.
As for the model, I think it'd be suitable as a Champion in other games... at least, if you can get past the 12MB file size! (Sorry about that; I guess it's what happens with a hollowed-out parabolic cone. Probably someone else -- like Jean-Louis -- could do better)