I hadn't realized there might be confusion over the stated rules for the Ship and Archer, or I might have gotten back to you sooner. The Ship in this game works likes a Cannon, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard (aka Man, or Commoner). Similarly an Archer in this game works like a Vao, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard. Thus, the Ship and Archer in this game are novel sorts of compound pieces, to my knowledge.
Note that recently the first ever game (to my knowledge) of Gamma2 Chess was played and finished. Also, I revised a previous comment (the part about my estimates for the piece values of the SH and AR).
@ Aurelian
I hadn't realized there might be confusion over the stated rules for the Ship and Archer, or I might have gotten back to you sooner. The Ship in this game works likes a Cannon, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard (aka Man, or Commoner). Similarly an Archer in this game works like a Vao, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard. Thus, the Ship and Archer in this game are novel sorts of compound pieces, to my knowledge.
Note that recently the first ever game (to my knowledge) of Gamma2 Chess was played and finished. Also, I revised a previous comment (the part about my estimates for the piece values of the SH and AR).