Bob Greenwade wrote on Wed, Oct 25, 2023 03:36 PM UTC:
100. Fairy. I'm abit amazed that, in over a century since the term "fairy chess" was coined, nobody (as far as I can determine) has invented a piece that's actually called a Fairy before now.
The Fairy, as I propose it, is a sort of "Relay Friend." Like the Friend, it has no moves of its own (though some may prefer to give it a King's move), but gets its moves from friendly pieces that guard it. It can further relay those moves to any friendly piece that it could reach using those moves.
For example, in the illustration below, the White Fairy is guarded by the Knight and the Bishop, and so borrows their moves. It could move using either of those abilities, but it can also use the Bishop's move to relay the Knight's move to the Rook, allowing the Rook to capture the Black Queen.
The Betza for this is still under development, but I'm pretty sure it'll involve the M atom and the x modifier.
100. Fairy. I'm abit amazed that, in over a century since the term "fairy chess" was coined, nobody (as far as I can determine) has invented a piece that's actually called a Fairy before now.
The Fairy, as I propose it, is a sort of "Relay Friend." Like the Friend, it has no moves of its own (though some may prefer to give it a King's move), but gets its moves from friendly pieces that guard it. It can further relay those moves to any friendly piece that it could reach using those moves.
For example, in the illustration below, the White Fairy is guarded by the Knight and the Bishop, and so borrows their moves. It could move using either of those abilities, but it can also use the Bishop's move to relay the Knight's move to the Rook, allowing the Rook to capture the Black Queen.
The Betza for this is still under development, but I'm pretty sure it'll involve the M atom and the x modifier.