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Scirocco (old). On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Mon, May 5, 2003 07:44 AM UTC:
The link between the pieces here called the Spider and the Octopus makes an interesting link back to Chaturanga and beyond. Chaturanga inherited its board from a presumably Ludo-like chariot racing game called Ashtapada - a Sanskrit word meaning spider but connected to octopus by etymology. Some people use Spider for the Alibaba - a piece the same as your Dervish but without its effect on other pieces - but your usage is better as your Spider reflects the symmetry of the zoological one, whose legs are all paired left-right with none straight ahead or straight behind.