💡📝Peter Aronson wrote on Thu, Nov 3, 2005 03:45 PM UTC:
Is it legal for a Chameleon to hop over a longleaper and capture it, by landing on a enemy pawn, and also capturing it? This problem arised during a game.
You know, there are times when I wish we had left Chameleons out -- they make up the vast bulk of rules questions! After thinking about this one for a few minutes, I think I have a correct answer, or at least an answer consistent with our other rulings.
It seems to me in this case:
+---+---+---+---+
| C | l | p | |
+---+---+---+---+
It would be OK, since the Cameleon's Cannon Pawn capture allows the move in the first place, even though the Long Leaper move could not be made, but once the Pawn capture move is made, you can say it is also a Long Leaper capture because the Cameleon has successfully leapt over the opposing Long Leaper.
However, in this case:
+---+---+---+---+
| C | | l | p |
+---+---+---+---+
It would not be legal, since neither the Chameleon can neither make a Long Leaper capture nor a Cannon Pawn capture, so it would never get started.
David, are you out there? Would you like to comment?
It seems to me in this case:
It would be OK, since the Cameleon's Cannon Pawn capture allows the move in the first place, even though the Long Leaper move could not be made, but once the Pawn capture move is made, you can say it is also a Long Leaper capture because the Cameleon has successfully leapt over the opposing Long Leaper.However, in this case:
It would not be legal, since neither the Chameleon can neither make a Long Leaper capture nor a Cannon Pawn capture, so it would never get started.David, are you out there? Would you like to comment?