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Greg Strong wrote on Sat, Sep 30, 2017 03:47 AM UTC:

I like where you are going with this, but the rules are at best unclear, and seemingly contradictorary on a fundamental point.

The rules say:

Initially they are deemed to be present on the board but their placements are not revealed until a move is made from these pieces.

This seems to indicate that the initial placement of the pieces is determined by the players at the start of the game, but is a secret until they are revealed. But they also say:

Players can surprise by placing their powers depending upon the opening situation.

This seems to indicate that the players can defer the decision of where to place a piece until one of the pieces of the pair is moved.

Please clarify which is the case and update the rules accordingly.  For what it's worth, I like the second option, that the players can defer the decision, better.  The first option is much harder to implement in an actual game - either you need some fancy custom programming, or a third person to be a referee.

Thanks,
Greg