Gary Gifford wrote on Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:22 PM UTC:
When you want to use Mr. Duke's wonderful Falcon piece, but are concerned about the patent, you can either:
(a) kindly ask for Mr. Duke's permission
(b) simply use the earlier Bison.
The excellent Bison piece can move twice like a Ferz and then once like a Wazir (or visa versa) in an outward direction from its starting point. And it can jump! (the Falcon can't jump, but can zig-zag around in different ways, to give the appearance of jumping)
Anyway, the Bison is easier to use and would be my preferred piece, of the two.
(a) kindly ask for Mr. Duke's permission
(b) simply use the earlier Bison.
The excellent Bison piece can move twice like a Ferz and then once like a Wazir (or visa versa) in an outward direction from its starting point. And it can jump! (the Falcon can't jump, but can zig-zag around in different ways, to give the appearance of jumping)
Anyway, the Bison is easier to use and would be my preferred piece, of the two.