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Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle. Cannot jump additional pieces on strai.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Mon, May 26, 2008 06:35 AM UTC:
I also note that the equal numbers of steps either side of the hurdle add up to an even number of steps in every move. Therefore the piece is bound to the same proportion of the board (1 in 4 in 2d. 1 in 8 in 3d) as the Dabbaba. This does not appear to have been mentioned in the article.