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Zen Zebras. A team for Chess with Different Armies based around the moves of the Zebra. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Sat, Mar 16 08:59 AM UTC:

'Japanese Rook' here means 'Lance'? Better say 'Shogi Lance' then, as people that do not know Shogi would certainly have no clue what 'Japanese Rook' means. Or better yet, say 'forward Rook', so that everyone knows what it means.

I wonder about the balance. Zebra is significantly weaker than Knight on 8x8, but that is because it is so clumsy, and gets easily trapped because most of its move fall off-board. But as a compound with stepping moves I am not so sure. The steps restore good manouevrability, and the Zebra moves can be very dangerous because of their long reach, which allows them to attack behind Pawns without getting in their reach. The Charging Knight (fhNbsWbF) is significantly stronger than a Knight, and the Charging Zebra might be similar or even better.