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Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

💡📝Peter Aronson wrote on Tue, Nov 23, 2004 02:58 PM UTC:

<blockquote> There is an inconsistency between David's animated illustration for the Chameleon and Peter's Zillions file. Is a Chameleon allowed to capture a Long-Leaper and/or a Withdrawer and/or an Advancer and swap with an enemy Swapper in the same move, as shown on the animated illustration but not allowed by the zrf? </blockquote> Yes, it is allowed. The ZRF logic for the Chameleon is awfully complicated and not quite complete, alas. I'm afraid it misses a number of rare cases, unfortunately. <blockquote> Besides, is a Chameleon allowed to swap with its own Swapper? (The zrf allows it, though it is not formally equivalent to the Swapper swapping with its own Chameleon, since the Swapper may be immobilized. </blockquote> I have to admit, I never thought about it. But following the logic used for the Swapper, where the swap move counts as a capture, and you may perform this capture on friendly as well as hostile pieces, it would follow that yes, a Chameleon should be able to swap with a friendly Swapper. <blockquote> If the answer to both questions is yes, is a Chameleon allowed to capture a Long-Leaper and/or a Withdrawer and/or an Advancer and swap with a friendly Swapper in the same move? </blockquote> It does logically follow. Any comments on this, David?