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Rich Hutnik wrote on Thu, May 22, 2008 05:28 PM UTC:
I believe the value of a piece should relate to its mobility first and
foremost.  If one were to end up rating a piece, come up with a value of 1
for the most pathetic potential piece in the game, and then adjust
accordingly.  How about a pawn that starts out on the second space and
only moves backwards one as its move and doesn't capture?  That pawn has
a value of one.  How much more is an Asian chess pawn that moves only one
space forward, and doesn't promote worth in contrast?

To base it on a normal chess pawn is to not provide a full solution for
the variant community.

Let me provide another challenge for people here regarding pawns.  How
much is a pawn that moves only one space forward (not initial 2) but
starts on the third row instead of second worth in contrast to a normal
chess pawn?  How much is it worth alone, and then in a line of pawns that
start on the third row?

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