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Can a chess variant be too exciting? After 1.e2-e4, j7-h6 2.j1-j4 the White Lion threatens j4-i5, attacking the undefended Rook(i8). You can expect to jump right into middlegame tactics in this variant. Examples: see my two computer assisted test games, recorded on this site.
I am still playing the opening moves in one of these games. However, I've noticed that the knights are immediately under attack from the bishops from the very first move (provided a central pawn is pushed,) and once they're captured the bishops immediately threaten to capture the smothered rooks. Also, they're only protected by the two new major pieces.
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