[Retros] Erics off-topic idea

[Nicolas Dupont]

> Anyone offering new kind of chess cannot simply refer to the   

> orthodox rules. He should define new strict rules! (or avoid obvious  

>  conflicts with the orthodox rules).


For sure...

It appears to me that the sentence "loosing the game" is too vague...  
Probably "being checkmated" would be clearer (and would answer Joost's  
question).

In this setup, is the "1-pawn" variation the same as claiming that  
each pawn is royal ?