H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, May 24, 2023 11:40 AM UTC:
I guess it is simpler to just require a minimum distance for the air-lift moves by rule, than to effectively cause this by having the closest moves overlap with already existing moves. So to the Knight we could add a diagonal airlift, with the restriction that it should land at least 3 steps away. The Elephant and War Machine/Champion can be imagined to have that same restriction, as they could land 1 or 2 steps away on the air-lift path through their usual moves.
I guess it is simpler to just require a minimum distance for the air-lift moves by rule, than to effectively cause this by having the closest moves overlap with already existing moves. So to the Knight we could add a diagonal airlift, with the restriction that it should land at least 3 steps away. The Elephant and War Machine/Champion can be imagined to have that same restriction, as they could land 1 or 2 steps away on the air-lift path through their usual moves.