John Smith wrote on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 02:03 AM UTC:
May I start the thread with the idea of anti-pieces. An example is the
Anti-Cannon, which in funny notation is mpRcR. It moves without capturing
as a Xiang Qi Cannon captures, and captures as a Xiang Qi Cannon moves
without capturing. Another example is the Anti-Chameleon, which moves
without capturing as it moves without capturing and captures as it
captures. It's a silly piece, isn't it? A more serious version would be
a Chameleon that moves to the squares a piece could move to capture it to
capture that piece. It can capture Pincers by interception, immobilize
Immobilizers by moving as a King, then shooting as a Queen, capture Coordinators by
coordinating with the enemy King, then shooting as Rook, capture Long
Leapers by withdrawal, then as a rifle Queen in the opposite direction, capture Withdrawers as an
adjacent-capture-only Long Leaper, and capture Kings by igui. It provides
a refreshing aggressive contrast to Ultima's defensive nature.
