I don't think that the moves to a5 and b5 are legal since they are on the same line. Merging the squares 4 and a4 would not change that. On the contrary, the possibility of being able to detect movements on the same line or the same diagonal would be diluted.
I don't think that the moves to a5 and b5 are legal since they are on the same line. Merging the squares 4 and a4 would not change that. On the contrary, the possibility of being able to detect movements on the same line or the same diagonal would be diluted.