Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Aug 24, 2023 03:30 PM UTC:
38. Cloud Eagle. This is a historical piece, coming from larger variants of Shogi (despite its Native-American sounding name), that I don't think gets enough attention. It moves forward or backwards like a Rook, up to three spaces forward diagonally, or one space in any other direction (fbRfBK).
I'm not typically a fan of pieces with asymmetrical moves, but this is one exception. It's clearly an offensive piece, and a potentially effective one, but one that could get into trouble if its main retreat is cut off.
38. Cloud Eagle. This is a historical piece, coming from larger variants of Shogi (despite its Native-American sounding name), that I don't think gets enough attention. It moves forward or backwards like a Rook, up to three spaces forward diagonally, or one space in any other direction (fbRfBK).
I'm not typically a fan of pieces with asymmetrical moves, but this is one exception. It's clearly an offensive piece, and a potentially effective one, but one that could get into trouble if its main retreat is cut off.