Just one last thing: What does orthogonally mean?
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Orthogonally means left or right, and up and down (the rook's moves).
Good question about if it was black to move. Like evert said, the black pawn can capture the witch. So white would lose witch, white could then still capture queen, and black would have a pawn on e3, two squares from a promotion - possibly getting a queen again.
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So the witch has the powers of knight and queen combined. Can it jump over other pieces like the knight while making queen-like moves?
@FortunaMajor, look at the picture at post #183. The orange dots are squares it can jump to, which is 2 square in any direction or as a knight move. If it moves like a queen (orange lines), then it can not jump. Also it can not capture with any of the movements.
Sweet. Witch sounds fun. Thanks for your help! It would be insane if two witches come close together!
Then the whole board melts into a black hole due to confusion over the rules. :)
Btw, is anyone open for infinite chess?
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hitthepin wrote:
Btw, is anyone open for infinite chess?
I am in for a game depending on which pieces you have in mind
Just the normal one with the chancellors, guards, and hawks. My first two games are NOT going well.
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I don’t know any infinite games that include the witch. But I will play bulldog with witch with you if you want.
Awesome.
Jan 14, 2018
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musketeerchess2017 wrote:
The Witch idea is very interesting and I will think about this idea and probably adapt it to my Wizard. It’s too fairy in its current status and I will certainly customise it for a more classic but still fairy way.
Hmm My worry is that more versions of rules for the Witch would bring confusion in the community of chess variant fans. I thought that she was perfect as she is now.
Anyway, if you materialize the Witch then I will most certainly order one!
evert823 wrote:
Gr8 I Will start one later in the eventing or Tomorrow
That's great you guys will start a new game.
@hitthepin, I have to warn you that evert823 is a very good player. I've played him several times, and it is a big challenge to be able to defeat him. But many people like to see new players (the "underdog") win against experts. 
You will certainly get practice.
If it helps, I can start the thread for the game, but then evert will do board updates. Just confirm it's "bulldog with witch" and I'll be happy to start the thread.
Sure. The Witch cannot capture pieces put any piece can capture the Witch.