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Grassy Gracehopers

This army for Chess with Different Armies is based around the moves of the Grasshopper.

Setup

The pieces other than King & pawns are replaced with other pieces. In place of the Rooks there are 2 Lokix. In place of the Knights, there are 2 Weregrasshoppers, in place of the Bishops are the Nymble, & in place of the Queen is the Contraur, the compound piece of Contragrasshopper & Centaur.

Pieces

WeregrasshopperLands directly behind the nearest piece {2,1}-hippogonally, or jumps to the 2nd square in all 8 directions
NymbleLands directly behind the nearest piece orthogonally, or slides up to 2 squares diagonally
LokixLands directly behind the nearest piece diagonally, or slides up to 3 squares orthogonally
ContraurHops from cell next to hurdle and landing any distance beyond it in all 8 directions, makes a Knight's jump, or steps one square in all 8 directions


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By HaruN Y.

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Web page created: 2024-08-06. Web page last updated: 2024-08-06