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Bughouse Spartan Chess. streetmansd. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Thu, Aug 29 06:28 PM UTC in reply to NeodymiumPhyte from 05:36 PM:

Since Spartan Kings behave as if they are promoted Hoplites, and thus demote on capture, this situation would require promoting a passed Hoplite. The rule description does not specify whether this is allowed. In Spartan Chess there is a restriction on when you can promote to King, and it is not obvious how this rule should be extended to the case where Hoplites fight in an army headed by a Persian King. One possible extention would be that a Persian King already counts as a pair in itself, and that its presence thus suppresses the King option on promotion. Then the situation could never occur.