Bob Greenwade wrote on Mon, Dec 4, 2023 03:46 PM UTC:
139. Cat Sword. This piece, taken from Adam DeWitt's Seireigi family of shogi variants (actually just the largest, Dai Seireigi), is as interesting for its move as it is for its name. As he describes it, "The Cat Sword moves one square vertically, or jump two squares along either forward diagonal. In addition, it has the same "stinging move" that [other pieces in the game have], but only on the squares diagonally adjacent to it. That is, it can step one square diagonally, and if that move captures something, it can then optionally make a second, non-capturing step in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal. (FvWfAvsca(b)1mK)
That "stinging move," or "sting capture," is something I haven't really seen anywhere else, though I've adapted it for a couple of my Tifinagh pieces and probably will use it for other things as well.
The piece I created for it may look more like a "sword cat" than a "cat sword," but it still does the job.
139. Cat Sword. This piece, taken from Adam DeWitt's Seireigi family of shogi variants (actually just the largest, Dai Seireigi), is as interesting for its move as it is for its name. As he describes it, "The Cat Sword moves one square vertically, or jump two squares along either forward diagonal. In addition, it has the same "stinging move" that [other pieces in the game have], but only on the squares diagonally adjacent to it. That is, it can step one square diagonally, and if that move captures something, it can then optionally make a second, non-capturing step in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal. (FvWfAvsca(b)1mK)
That "stinging move," or "sting capture," is something I haven't really seen anywhere else, though I've adapted it for a couple of my Tifinagh pieces and probably will use it for other things as well.
The piece I created for it may look more like a "sword cat" than a "cat sword," but it still does the job.