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I think those are good points. Then again, the A and J pawns on an 8x10 setup are poisoned pawns for the bishop; if the bishop takes, say j2, the move pawn to I3 traps the bishop. As for hindering b3/I3 development, since the mammoths are about as valuable as archbishops, they are pieces which will probably not be developed until the later mid-game, when the bishops are no longer on their home squares. Also, the high level of power and relatively slow movement of the mammoth makes them more suited as defensive rather than offensive pieces.

I think the solution to the castling problem is to use the castling rules that grotesque chess has.

- Sam