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Phoenix / Waffle. A piece which has the combined movements of the Wazir and the Alfil.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Sat, Apr 6 07:24 AM UTC:

The Phoenix comes from shogi variants where it represents a Chinese mythical animal, the fenghuang. Its common representation is not that of a prey bird like in the Greek mythology but of a bird with elements of roaster and pheasant. This is a 3D-printable version:


Bob Greenwade wrote on Sat, Apr 6 01:26 AM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from 01:01 AM:

Here are a couple of usable images:

The STL files can be downloaded from here, about 2/5 of the way down the page. There really isn't a way to link to them directly, but even if there was I'd recommend uploading them (as well as copies of the above graphics) to this page's Files section and linking to them there.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sat, Apr 6 01:01 AM UTC in reply to Bob Greenwade from Fri Apr 5 09:50 PM:

It would be nice to include some cropped versions of these images with links to the 3D printer files.


Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Apr 5 09:50 PM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from 08:57 PM:

Then again, there's my more minimalist versions: ;)


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Fri, Apr 5 08:57 PM UTC:

I added three AI images of this piece. Two are very different conceptions of what waffle means, and the other is a phoenix.


HaruN Y wrote on Mon, Mar 25 02:14 PM UTC in reply to Kevin Pacey from 12:31 PM:Excellent ★★★★★

Did someone say March 25th is International Waffle Day?

Here, have this Interactive Diagram!

Bakery Bombers


Bob Greenwade wrote on Mon, Mar 25 01:54 PM UTC in reply to Kevin Pacey from 12:31 PM:

Today (March 25th) is International Waffle Day - maybe can be special for CVP site in future? :)

Well, why not? I did one for the Okapi.


Kevin Pacey wrote on Mon, Mar 25 12:31 PM UTC:

Today (March 25th) is International Waffle Day - maybe can be special for CVP site in future? :)


Rich Hutnik wrote on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 03:55 PM UTC:
MMM... I am getting hungry. Are there sausage and syrup pieces also? I may do a real late breakfast :-)

Nuno wrote on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 12:37 PM UTC:
I like this combination pieces! :)

This one is also known as a 'Phoenix' in Chu Sogi and Caliph (as I
mentioned some years ago on the first comment of this page).

Charles Gilman wrote on Thu, Aug 19, 2004 07:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
If a piece combining the moves of the Wazir and Alfil is a Waffle, is a piece combining the moves of the Tripper (3:3 leaper) and Alfil a Trifle?

gnohmon wrote on Mon, Jan 20, 2003 05:43 AM UTC:
I have submitted a pancake page for the peas clopedia.

gnohmon wrote on Sun, Jan 19, 2003 04:56 AM UTC:
Okay, take my waffle. Can I keep my pancake?

John Lawson wrote on Fri, Jan 17, 2003 07:28 PM UTC:
There's no reason to be so syrupy!

Nuno Cruz wrote on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 11:09 AM UTC:
This piece is called a CALIPH by chess problemists, as you can see in
http://www.ktn.freeuk.com/9a.htm#(3). A suitble name for it's Arabe
origins (Wazir + Alfil). Also there, you can check out some other compound
piece names made from joining 2 simple pieces...

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