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Sam Trenholme wrote on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 05:35 AM UTC:
First of all, I like the name of the variant. Second of all, I like the name Unicorn. These pieces have traditionally been named Camels, as you point out. A unicorn is also David Paulowich's monkier for the bishop + knightrider piece. Since the Bishop + Knightrider is been called a 'Paladin' in the Way of the Knight ZRF file, I prefer the name 'Unicorn' for the strong but colorbound Camel + Bishop piece.

I also like having the knights and bishops closer to the center. How about:

p p p p p p p p p p 
r c n b q k b n c r
- - a - - - - m - -
Where 'c' is the camel (what you called the 'unicorn' in this variant), 'a' is the archbishop (knight + bishop), and 'm' is the Marshall (rook + knight).

- Sam