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Larry Smith wrote on Sat, Jul 22, 2006 11:54 AM UTC:
Another solution for the Fezbaba is to allow it to promote, adding the
simple orthogonal step. This would free it from the diagonal pattern.

This way, they could be returned to their 'original' starting positions.

The initial play of the game would have all these pieces on the same
diagonal pattern. This would make for an interesting opening game dynamic,
as the players vie to free one of these pieces from its pattern. And the
capture and re-introduction would offer the potential of gaining the other
diagonal pattern.

This promoted piece would also aid in mating of the King.

This same form of promotion could be applied to the other currently
non-promoting pieces. Those that leap to the third cell would be allowed
to move to each of the three positions of their movement. And these
promoted pieces could be allowed to leap to any of those cells.

With this particular rule, the pieces might be restricted to their
un-promoted state when they are re-introduced to the playing field.

Just a thought.

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