I have recently been considering extending the Distaff, Vigilante, Minefield, Dartgun, and their FO versions to cubic and hex boards. So far I have devised the following names, and I am interested if anyone has ideas for bettering them or filling the gaps. Where the symmetric and FO piece start and end with the same letters the differing middle letters appear in the form [symmetric/FO].
long-range short-range name of components components compound ----------------------------------------------------------------- Queen/Princess Mill/-stone Mi[litia/nute]woman Duchess/Countess Spear/-head Sp[ace/orts]woman Rook/Wing Spearthrower/Hurler Disperser/Strewer Spear/-head Distaff/Staff Mill/-stone Family/Familiar Governor/Missionary Musket/-ball Sheriff/Deputy Bishop/Mitre Musketeer/Brawler Volunteer/Volley Musket/-ball Vigilante/Vigil Mill/-stone Mi[litia/nute]man Unicorn/Horn Gunboat/Gundeck Subm[arin/ersibl]e Musket/-ball Mangonel/Mortar Spear/-head Sp[ace/orts]man Tank/-turret Eunuch/Key Cannonade/Ballade Elephant/Tusk Minefield/Minelayer Cannon/-ball Elk/Antler Mine[sweepe/detecto]r Elephant/Tusk Minethrower/Mine Eunuch/Key Arbalest/Headrest Dabbaba/Dabchick Arrow/-head Dybbuk/Imp Dabbaba/Dabchick Dartgun/Dart Eunuch/Key Sling/-stone Alibaba/Thief Dabbaba/Dabchick Elephant/Tusk