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Camel. (Updated!) An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
David Paulowich wrote on Fri, Aug 27, 2004 05:51 PM UTC:
Try P=1, N=3, B=3, R=5, N+B=7, N+R=8.50, Q=9 <p>Also NN (nightrider) = 4.75, while NN+B (unicorn) = 8.75 <p>I invented Unicorn Great Chess to show off the power of a unicorn on a 10x10 board, but the Queen still looks a little bit stronger on the usual 64 squares. If we were to accept Sam's high value for the N+B, then the Unicorn (worth at least 1.50 pawns more) would get pushed higher than the Queen. I know his value is popular, but I am not convinced that it is correct. As for the colorbound camel+bishop piece, one pawn more than a nightrider seems generous. Not every compound piece deserves the same 'one pawn value' bonus as the queen and unicorn.