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Black Swan. Pieces are replaced by Black Swans with unpredictable outcomes. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Ben Reiniger wrote on Mon, Feb 12 07:04 PM UTC in reply to A. M. DeWitt from 06:47 PM:
  • Clarifying the rules on the Pawn's double step that Reiniger mentioned
    • Does the double step for Pawns also apply to White Swans?

This has already been clarified in the page.

  • A distinctive piece image for the Black Swan
  • The movement of the Black Swan

Black Swans aren't pieces, but one possible outcome (specifically, any outcome with multiple pieces) when revealing a White Swan.

If a White Swan coming from the first rank gets flipped over on the second rank, it can be subject to capturing.

This should be in the Rules section in my opinion, if it is meant as a rule. You may want to be careful with this though, as you may encounter a problem with having to keep track of which White Swan started where, and thus which ones are able to be captured.

Actually, this seems to be nonsense and could just as well be removed. A white swan moving from anywhere immediately gets replaced; since it no longer exists, there's no point in saying anything about its being subject to capture.