I now have replaced the Slip Queen by a (modified) Champion, and I feel quite happy about it. The Champion is a much less outlandish piece. By replacing only its A move by a non-capturing ride it still has enough defensive power left to not bias the game much more in favor of the attacker as it already was. And it has two forward rides, like all other modified leapers. So it perfectly fits in. It provides a good orthogonal counterpart for the Elephant, and its move is quite different from any of the other pieces. The value according to the Diagram's heuristic is only slightly below the a Rook, not really altering the value spectrum.
I am searching for a good name of this type of leaper modification, where you replace capture on its own half by riding. Perhaps 'flash leaper'?
I now have replaced the Slip Queen by a (modified) Champion, and I feel quite happy about it. The Champion is a much less outlandish piece. By replacing only its A move by a non-capturing ride it still has enough defensive power left to not bias the game much more in favor of the attacker as it already was. And it has two forward rides, like all other modified leapers. So it perfectly fits in. It provides a good orthogonal counterpart for the Elephant, and its move is quite different from any of the other pieces. The value according to the Diagram's heuristic is only slightly below the a Rook, not really altering the value spectrum.
I am searching for a good name of this type of leaper modification, where you replace capture on its own half by riding. Perhaps 'flash leaper'?