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Ladder Shogi. Shogi variant on 10 by 10 board where pieces climb the social ladder by multiple promotions. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Charles Gilman wrote on Wed, Mar 9, 2005 08:10 AM UTC:

It all started when I discovered that some people call the 2:1:1 leaper a
Sexton, a pun on its SOLL (Square Of Leap Length) of 6. This seemed as
good a jumping off point as any for 3d leapers, so I emulated it with
2:2:1=>9=>Ninja, 3:1:1=>11=>Elf, 3:2:1=>14=>Fortnight,
3:3:1=>19=>Underscore, 4:2:1=>21=>Overscore.
	For the compounds it was a matter of combining the them,es of their
components. Thus for Knight+Ninja I looked to a Japanese warrior of
higher
(more knightly?) rank than a Ninja, hence Samurai, while Camel+Ninja
suggested to me the combination of someone taking their camel-loads to
and
from the Far East, a Merchant on the Silk Road perhaps. Also, I hadn't
used -ai and -ant for any Knight/Camel compounds with other 2d pieces.
The
Shogun is more senior still.
	Gavin Smith will have to answer for his own Merchant, but his piece
names
look to me to be inspired by Machiavelli-era Italy.