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The birth of 3 new variants- part 3 : Grand Apothecary Chess Classic[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Aurelian Florea wrote on Thu, Oct 22, 2020 01:28 AM UTC:
files=12 ranks=14 symmetry=none holdingsType=1 promoZone=4 promoChoice=!P!X*C*M*N*B*E*R2*J2*Y2*H2*F2*D3*U3*A3*Z3*Q3 graphicsDir=../graphics.dir/alfaerie/ whitePrefix=w blackPrefix=b graphicsType=gif squareSize=54 hole::::a1-l1,,a14-l14 pawn:P:mfW*fceF:pawn:b4,c4,d4,e4,f4,g4,h4,i4,j4,k4,,b11,c11,d11,e11,f11,g11,h11,i11,j11,k11 berolina:X:mfF*fceW:berolinapawn:a4,l4,,a11,l11 king:K:KisO3isO4isjO2isjO3:king:g2,,g13 rook::::a3,b2,k2,l3,,a12,b13,k13,l12:1 cannon:C:mRcpR:cannon:a2,l2,,a13,l13 knightrider:Y:NN:nightrider:c2,j2,,c13,j13 mameluk:M:WL:camel:e3,h3,,e12,h12:1 joker:J:fI:fool:e1,h1,,e14,h14 falcon:F:afafafsKafsafafKafafraflKafaflafrKafraflafKaflafrafK:bird:b3,k3,,b12,k12 knight:N:NmZ:knight:c3,j3,,c12,j12:1 bishop::::d3,i3,,d12,i12 caliph:H:BL:chancellor1:f1,g1,,f14,g14 siege elephant:E:FAH:elephant:f3,g3,,f12,g12 queen::::f2,,f13:1 dragon:D:FyafsF:dragon:h2,,h13 unicorn:U:BNN:unicorn:e2,,e13 anka:A:FR2afyasfW:bird2:d2,,d13 tiger:Z:WB3afafyasfF:tiger:i2,,i13 symmetry=mirror shuffle=:F:N:B:M:E,QDUAZ maxPromote=2 royal=3
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Aurelian Florea wrote on Sun, Dec 6, 2020 09:29 AM UTC:

Hello,

I am in the process of creating three larger version of apothecary chess. This is one of them - apothecary chess classic.

The purpose of this comment is to get help from the community naming and drawing the pieces.

In the previous comment on this thread I have made a interactive diagram with some preliminary names and pictures from what I could find. They are not very good so do not mind them to much.

In the following I'll name the properties of the new pieces and I expect from who may help a name and a description for the picture.

A piece that moves 3 squares like a bishop and may stop here or in the intermediate squares and continues like a rook toward outside. And it may also step like a wazir.

A pieces that moves 2 squares like a rook and may stop here or in the intermediate square and then toward outside like a bishop. And it may also step like a ferz.


Zhedric Meneses wrote on Sun, Dec 6, 2020 11:56 AM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from 09:29 AM:

I'll just call them Gryphon and Aanca at this point


Aurelian Florea wrote on Sun, Dec 6, 2020 02:01 PM UTC in reply to Zhedric Meneses from 11:56 AM:

There already is a gryphon in this game. Aanca spelled "Anka" it is so far my proposition in the other game with bent riders. Thanks for your input Zhedric!


Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Sun, Dec 6, 2020 07:40 PM UTC:

What do you call an Aanca or an Anka? I can't see what you are talking about


Aurelian Florea wrote on Mon, Dec 7, 2020 08:50 AM UTC:

Jean-Louis, acording to wikipedia Anqa or Anka is a Arabian mythical bird : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anqa,

I'm provisionally using the name for a piece that moves 2 squares like a rook, may stop here or in the intermediate square, and then towards outside like a bishop. It may also move like a ferz (In an attempt to make it as strong as a queen. Thanks for your interest.


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