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🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sat, Nov 22, 2008 04:10 AM UTC:
If you don't like having Rook connection spoon-fed to you, you should be happy that the Cannons get in their way in this game. Also, you might appreciate how this game buries the Cannons, so that they cannot be brought into play right away. As for the restriction on Pawn promotions, it serves the purpose of encouraging promotion to pieces other than the Queen, and for over-the-board games, it allows the game to be played without requiring any extra pieces. Additionally, allowing Pawn promotion on any of the last three ranks more closely matches how promotion works in Shogi, giving the game yet another Asian touch. Allowing the Pawn to check on the last rank makes sense even when promotion is impossible, because if the Pawn captured the King that would end the game and the Pawn wouldn't need to move anymore anyway.

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