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Mimics. Several pieces that can imitate the movement of other pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 07:28 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
As this article covers all three types of mimic concerned in a question of mine that I posted under Joker (and got no answer) I'll post it again here. A Joker imitates the last piece moved - but using its own player's sense of 'forward' where applicable. If the last piece moved was another imitating piece, the Joker imitates the piece that that piece was imitating - in the case of another Joker, the piece that moved before that. Now, what if the last move was a noncapturing move one step forward by an Orphan threatened by - or a Friend protected by - a Queen, Rook, and Pawn? Who decides which 'normal' piece is being imitated?