Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Dec 8, 2023 03:55 PM UTC:
143. Counterstewardess. This is the rotary companion to yesterday's Stewardess; it moves like a Bishop, or captures like a Rook. (mBcR)
The five-syllable name that Gilman gave the piece is, however, a bit of a kludge. I've been happy to use the Steward since the Countersteward can also be a Guardian, but I don't know what the Counterstewardess would be in that context (Guardienne, perhaps, though I'm pretty sure that's a neologism, probably with badly mixed etymology).
The Stewardess can also be called the Roshop, with this as the Biok; however, I prefer to keep mashed-up names like that for Hunters (my probably-incorrect name for pieces with different forward and backward moves). The Counterstewardess is also sometimes called an Ensign, which is fine on its own* but doesn't really contrast with any of the Stewardess' alternate names (Guard and the German Trabant are the ones I know of).
The lack of a good name for this piece is the main reason why I haven't dropped these two into Dealer's Chess.
The design for this was approached the same way as for the Stewardess; the cross is simply replaced by a cube, to differentiate the two.
*Admiral, Commander, Ensign, and Ship could be used together for a naval-themed game.
143. Counterstewardess. This is the rotary companion to yesterday's Stewardess; it moves like a Bishop, or captures like a Rook. (mBcR)
The five-syllable name that Gilman gave the piece is, however, a bit of a kludge. I've been happy to use the Steward since the Countersteward can also be a Guardian, but I don't know what the Counterstewardess would be in that context (Guardienne, perhaps, though I'm pretty sure that's a neologism, probably with badly mixed etymology).
The Stewardess can also be called the Roshop, with this as the Biok; however, I prefer to keep mashed-up names like that for Hunters (my probably-incorrect name for pieces with different forward and backward moves). The Counterstewardess is also sometimes called an Ensign, which is fine on its own* but doesn't really contrast with any of the Stewardess' alternate names (Guard and the German Trabant are the ones I know of).
The lack of a good name for this piece is the main reason why I haven't dropped these two into Dealer's Chess.
The design for this was approached the same way as for the Stewardess; the cross is simply replaced by a cube, to differentiate the two.
*Admiral, Commander, Ensign, and Ship could be used together for a naval-themed game.