| FallingSnow plays with some extremely powerful pieces, on a 10x8 board.
The 5 superpower pieces all can move as a rook 'hook mover', as well as
their other moves. There is a gradual increase in power from 'arjuna' to
'siva' to 'aradhitah', and then from 'sankarsana' to 'syama'.
Piece Descriptions:
* Arjuna - hook-mover and bishop.
* Siva - hook-mover, bishop and vao.
* Aradhitah - hook-mover, bishop, vao and cannon.
* Sankarsana - hook-mover, bishop, vao, cannon, knight, alfil, camelrider and dabbabarider.
* Syama - hook-mover, bishop, vao, cannon, knight, alfil, camelrider, dabbabarider and nightrider.
* Foool - moves like a knight, alfil and camel.
* General - moves like a king
* Pawn - moves like normal pawn, promotes on 8th to General.
* King - normal king
Checkmating or stalemating wins the game, as well as reducing enemy to lone King.
description of rook hook mover
The 'hook mover' itself has a double rook move, being able to move
any number of squares in any orthogonal direction, immediately followed
by a further move at right angles to the first. The two legs of the
'Hook Mover' move do not have to be of the same length, and it is not
compulsory that it make a 2nd Rook move. To give some idea of the power
of this move it is worth noting that the 'Hook Mover' on an empty board
would be able to reach any square in one turn! |
