Bob Greenwade wrote on Wed, Jul 19, 2023 02:09 PM UTC:
2. Gerbil. What do you get when you combine a Giraffe (1,4) with an Alfil (2,2)? You get a Gerbil (AFX).
This was inspired by a simple fit of silliness while reading through some of Charles Gilman's "Man and Beast" articles. I doubt that there are any other (1,4)(2,2) leapers around, but even if there are, the name was hard to pass up. (And while Mr. Gilman does include a Gerbil in his lengthy list, it's for cubic 3D games, so there shouldn't be much if any conflict.)
Personally, to make decent use of the (1,4) leaps, I wouldn't use this piece on any board smaller than 10x10.
2. Gerbil. What do you get when you combine a Giraffe (1,4) with an Alfil (2,2)? You get a Gerbil (AFX).
This was inspired by a simple fit of silliness while reading through some of Charles Gilman's "Man and Beast" articles. I doubt that there are any other (1,4)(2,2) leapers around, but even if there are, the name was hard to pass up. (And while Mr. Gilman does include a Gerbil in his lengthy list, it's for cubic 3D games, so there shouldn't be much if any conflict.)
Personally, to make decent use of the (1,4) leaps, I wouldn't use this piece on any board smaller than 10x10.