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Generally, the best practice for assigning names to pieces is to make them easy to pronounce (or fun to say, as in bifferbubberz).
So Sloppy Knight would work better.
Would "Forfniqbibade" be a better name for the Sloppy Knight?
I only have tested it against the Fabulous FIDEs using Play-Test Applet. Though that was back in 2022, I forgor the results.
It probably needs a bit of editing (and the Knight piece needs a better name), but I gave this a shot:
files=8
ranks=8
promoZone=1
promoChoice=NZWC
graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/
squareSize=50
graphicsType=png
symmetry=none
pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7
knight hunter:N:fhNbqBbD:cardinal:b1,g1,,b8,g8
amazon:Z:qQasasW:amazon:d1,,d8
war bear:W:qBnD:bishopwarmachine:c1,f1,,c8,f8
crowned panda:C:qRF:promotedrook:a1,h1,,a8,h8
king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8
I think making an Interactive Diagram would be helpful here in multiple ways:
- Giving an illustration of the setup.
- Creating clear (non-ASCII) illustrations of the moves.
- Testing for balance and practicality.
A game full of slip pieces is intriguing, though.
This is an interesting theme.
Have you done any testing for balance?
Interesting idea!
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I concur. (Actually, I'd give a higher priority to giving names that evoke some sort of visual imagery, but that still makes Sloppy Knight work better.)