H. G. Muller wrote on Sat, Nov 4, 2017 09:45 AM UTC:
Interesting. A sort of conditional contagiousness. Is this promotion optional or mandatory?
The danger of games with so many forward-directed steppers is that you get very easily in stand-off situations, where you cannot approach a closed rank of generals without being captured. Mini-Shogi already suffers from that. A closed rank attacks every square in front of it 3 times; it is not possible to attack a square more often. So this game seems very drawish.
Interesting. A sort of conditional contagiousness. Is this promotion optional or mandatory?
The danger of games with so many forward-directed steppers is that you get very easily in stand-off situations, where you cannot approach a closed rank of generals without being captured. Mini-Shogi already suffers from that. A closed rank attacks every square in front of it 3 times; it is not possible to attack a square more often. So this game seems very drawish.