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Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Michael Nelson wrote on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 05:53 PM UTC:
George,

The Archer as it appears in Fugue is my creation and was not part of a
collaboration. The Rococo variant thread discessed the merits or range 1
vs range 1 or 2 vs range 2 only Archers and whether special considerations
should apply to attacking the King. No one before me said a word about an
Archer that needed a spotter for long shots. I got the idea from artillery
rules from some of Avalon Hill's war games, where certain units need a
spotter to hit a target at beyong half range or in certain defensive
positions. To my knowledge this concept has not been used in a
Chess/Ultima variant before--I am open to correction if I err in this
assertion.