H. G. Muller wrote on Thu, May 2, 2019 05:45 PM UTC:
One can also make many other Rook/Bishop-based bent sliders than Griffon and Aanca. The latter two bend their trajectories by 45 degrees after one step, but one could also bend by 90, 135 or even 180 degrees, and after another number of steps. Last year someone presented me a variant he designed, which featured a piece that moved orthogobally for maximally 10 steps, turning at right angles after exactly 5 steps.
One can also make many other Rook/Bishop-based bent sliders than Griffon and Aanca. The latter two bend their trajectories by 45 degrees after one step, but one could also bend by 90, 135 or even 180 degrees, and after another number of steps. Last year someone presented me a variant he designed, which featured a piece that moved orthogobally for maximally 10 steps, turning at right angles after exactly 5 steps.