🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Apr 12, 2020 01:51 PM UTC:
Using Unicorn or Rhino for other pieces than the N-then-B is exactly the same as hijacking the name Aanca for W-then-B.
No, it isn't, because people have used the name Unicorn for other pieces without borrowing it from another Chess variant where it was used for a different piece. Unlike Aanca, which is a word Betza came across only in Murray's description of a particular Chess variant, people far and wide know of unicorns and rhinos. This is one of the reasons I put a Unicorn piece in the logo. I knew people would recognize it even if they weren't familiar with games that use it.
I like the name Hippogryph, but I think it should be used for the W-then-B.
The name seems more appropriate for a piece with some kind of hippogonal move.
No, it isn't, because people have used the name Unicorn for other pieces without borrowing it from another Chess variant where it was used for a different piece. Unlike Aanca, which is a word Betza came across only in Murray's description of a particular Chess variant, people far and wide know of unicorns and rhinos. This is one of the reasons I put a Unicorn piece in the logo. I knew people would recognize it even if they weren't familiar with games that use it.
The name seems more appropriate for a piece with some kind of hippogonal move.