🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Mon, Apr 13, 2020 08:31 PM UTC:
I read the whole Harry Potter series last year, and I think I know what you're talking about, but I don't remember the name Acromantula. The piece does have a movement pattern that is suggestive of a large spider, though. Based on similar reasoning, I used the name Spider for the Alfil/Dabbabah compound in Interdependent Chess. I guess the name Acromantula is supposed to suggest an acrobatic tarantula, though that wouldn't account for the m in the middle. Arachnid would be a more familiar name for most people, though it's also pretty generic. Ultimately, the choice will be up to whoever uses it in a game.
I read the whole Harry Potter series last year, and I think I know what you're talking about, but I don't remember the name Acromantula. The piece does have a movement pattern that is suggestive of a large spider, though. Based on similar reasoning, I used the name Spider for the Alfil/Dabbabah compound in Interdependent Chess. I guess the name Acromantula is supposed to suggest an acrobatic tarantula, though that wouldn't account for the m in the middle. Arachnid would be a more familiar name for most people, though it's also pretty generic. Ultimately, the choice will be up to whoever uses it in a game.