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I've noticed there is an error in thought on this 'rook camel' piece, probably confusion due to the name. It is said on the page though ...
'The Rook-Camel may move like a standard rook, sliding any number of clear spaces horizontally or vertically. Or the Rook-Camel may move like a non-leaping camel, sliding exactly two squares orthogonally followed by one diagonally without a leap.'
I don't know if I am missing something, but that description is not a rook camel lol, the 'camel' doesn't leap.
However, it's an interesting piece!!
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Good catch, Christine. Also, here is something I wrote [2008-11-01] on George Duke's NextChess2 thread:
Regarding some recent comments: 'Super Chess' (two words) is part of a proprietary name used on the web page Cardinal Super Chess, which states: 'Because of the Cardinals' unique movement, a combination of a knight and a bishop, it gathers the initiative into one sweeping action.' This naturally leads to the mistaken conclusion that it is the usual B+N piece. But the second web page given for this commercial variant shows the move to be a non-leaping Camel. I once tested the piece on the applet provided and saw the program move a Bishop to block my Cardinal check.
Taking a trip on the WayBack Machine, I find the alternate name CSChess(c) - wouldn't a trademark make more sense than a copyright? Sad to say, the archived web pages have neither a movement diagram nor a playing applet.