are endgame piece values (for Shako and Unicorn Great Chess) which preserve some formulas I firmly believe in, namely Q+P = R+R and Q = R+B+P and R+P = B+N. The Cannon should be worth 4 Pawns at the start of the game, but decline to half the value of a Rook in the endgame (2.75 Pawns). I consider short range pieces to have more value than Antoine Fourrière gives them in his Comment. Even the lowly Ferz should be worth 1.5 Pawns on a 10x10 board. EDIT [March 2007] I decided to bump the Lion up to 5 full points. The Ferz still looks good to me.
Unicorn=10, Queen=10, Chancellor=9, Rook=5.5, Lion=4.5(?)
Bishop=3.5, Knight=3, Elephant=2.5, Pawn=1
are endgame piece values (for Shako and Unicorn Great Chess) which preserve some formulas I firmly believe in, namely Q+P = R+R and Q = R+B+P and R+P = B+N. The Cannon should be worth 4 Pawns at the start of the game, but decline to half the value of a Rook in the endgame (2.75 Pawns). I consider short range pieces to have more value than Antoine Fourrière gives them in his Comment. Even the lowly Ferz should be worth 1.5 Pawns on a 10x10 board. EDIT [March 2007] I decided to bump the Lion up to 5 full points. The Ferz still looks good to me.