🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Apr 15, 2020 07:38 PM UTC:
Given that the game had no Knights, leaving the piece vulnerable to Knight attacks would not have been important. But making its Knight move non-capturing would leave it vulnerable to all of the Gryphon's moves. It would also diminish its usefulness for defense, which would help make the game more decisive. Since the Gryphon is the most powerful piece in the game, there is less need to diminish its usefulness for defense. After all, it is the main piece that a player will use for offense if it is available. But if the Unicorn could capture with its Knight move, there would be more tempatation to use it defensively, and that could make the game more drawish. So, I think that Gryphon/Unicorn is a better choice for a game than the other two pieces used together.
Given that the game had no Knights, leaving the piece vulnerable to Knight attacks would not have been important. But making its Knight move non-capturing would leave it vulnerable to all of the Gryphon's moves. It would also diminish its usefulness for defense, which would help make the game more decisive. Since the Gryphon is the most powerful piece in the game, there is less need to diminish its usefulness for defense. After all, it is the main piece that a player will use for offense if it is available. But if the Unicorn could capture with its Knight move, there would be more tempatation to use it defensively, and that could make the game more drawish. So, I think that Gryphon/Unicorn is a better choice for a game than the other two pieces used together.