H. G. Muller wrote on Tue, Aug 23, 2022 11:17 AM UTC:
I had not scrutinized this variant much, because I dislike games were pieces change their move too much. But now that I give it a closer look, I start to wonder whether it is actually winnable. The version where the king moves as a normal avatar seems completely hopeless in this respect; you just keep shuttling your royal avatar between high-mobility squares. How many avatars should the opponent be ahead in order to checkmate a bare royal?
I had not scrutinized this variant much, because I dislike games were pieces change their move too much. But now that I give it a closer look, I start to wonder whether it is actually winnable. The version where the king moves as a normal avatar seems completely hopeless in this respect; you just keep shuttling your royal avatar between high-mobility squares. How many avatars should the opponent be ahead in order to checkmate a bare royal?