dcannon1965 wrote on Sun, Jun 27, 2010 04:58 AM UTC:
No, what I meant was that when a compound piece captures a simple piece that forms one of its components, it cannot assimilate it. A Duchess (a Rook-Lance compound) capturing a Bishop does indeed become a Queen. But a Duchess capturing a Rook simply kills the Rook: it already has the Rook's powers, so gaining the Rook doesn't give it anything it hasn't already got.
Thanks for drawing my attention to this - I think I need to make some further revisions to the instructions:-(
Thanks for drawing my attention to this - I think I need to make some further revisions to the instructions:-(