Morm, that was a =terrible= move.
Absolutely not.
![Tongue :P](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/tongue.gif)
It forces you all to play a certain way and favors
![Aether :aether](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/aether18x18.png)
while destroying
![Air :air](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/air18x18.png)
's (short term) chances. What's not to like?
For those who don't get it: the target will be moved down before
![Air :air](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/air18x18.png)
's next turn, which means they will be able to either move it to the left - they won't do that - or move themselves up. Which will lock the target and get them away from it at the same time. Or, if they choose to move any other piece, two teams will be forced to move the target left to avoid checkmate... or we will return to the same situation.
The target is effectively trapped inside that corridor now, and either it will stay trapped and reduce its tail for a while, or it will have to run through all the corridor and exit behind
![Aether :aether](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/aether18x18.png)
's tail.